cent

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q58093}}{{lb|en|money}} A [[subunit]] of currency equal to [[one-hundredth]] of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: [[¢]].
2. {{lb|en|informal}} A small sum of money.
3. {{lb|en|money}} A [[subunit]] of currency equal to one-hundredth of the [[euro]].
4. {{lb|en|money}} A coin having [[face value]] of one cent (in either of the above senses).
5. {{senseid|en|Q724178}}{{lb|en|music}} A hundredth of a [[semitone]] or [[half step]].
6. {{lb|en|nuclear physics}} A unit of [[reactivity]] equal to one hundredth of a [[dollar]].
7. {{abbreviation of|en|century}}.
8. {{lb|en|obsolete|except in ''per cent'' and ''cent percent''}} {{abbreviation of|en|la:centum|t=one hundred}}.
9. {{abbreviation of|en|centigrade}}.
10. {{abbreviation of|en|center}}.

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