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The correct spelling is cent.
How to pronounce cent
/sɛnt/
nounIPA: /sɛnt/
Say it like: Sen-t
The correct spelling is cent. (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. For example: "He blew every last cent."
Usage Examples
“He blew every last cent.”
“shopping center, convention center, civic center, garment center, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Rockefeller Center”
“the center of attention”
Definition
noun
- 1.(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- 2.A small sum of money.
- 3.(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
- 4.(money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
- 5.A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
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