Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word cent. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in cent.
Definitions and meaning of cent
cent
Alternative forms
(abbreviations):cent.
Etymology
From Middle Englishcent, from Old Frenchcent, from Latincentum, from Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɛnt
enPR: sĕnt, IPA(key): /sɛnt/
Homophones: scent, sent
Noun
cent (pluralcentsorcent)
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
(informal) A small sum of money.
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
(money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
(music) A hundredth of a semitone or half step.
(nuclear physics) A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.
Abbreviation of century.
(obsolete, except in per cent and cent percent)Abbreviation of centum. One hundred.
c.1450, Octouian Imperator (Octavian), lines 1463-4:
And broght with hem many stout cent / Of green lordynges.
1733, Alexander Pope, Moral Essays, Epistle III to Allen, Lord Bathurst, 372:
The demon makes his full descent / In one abundant shower of cent per cent.
Abbreviation of centigrade.
Abbreviation of center.
Usage notes
Due to the differing plural formats used in European languages, it is common to use the word cent as a plural throughout the Eurozone.
Synonyms
(of a dollar):dollarcent
(of a euro):Eurocent
(coin (Canada, US)):penny
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
See also
References
“cent”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“cent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
NCTE, tecn-
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latincentum, from Proto-Italic*kentom, from Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
(standard)
(before the words "anys", "homes", "hores") IPA(key): /ˈsent/
(any other position) IPA(key): /ˈsen/
(Valencian) and (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈsent/
Homophone: sent
Rhymes: -ent
Numeral
centm or f
(cardinal number) hundred
Usage notes
Catalan cardinal numbers may be used as masculine or feminine adjectives, except un/una(“1”), dos/dues(“2”), cents/centes(“100s”) and its compounds. When used as nouns, Catalan cardinal numbers are treated as masculine singular nouns in most contexts, but in expressions involving time such as la una i trenta (1:30) or les dues (two o'clock), they are feminine because the feminine noun hora has been elided.
Borrowed from Englishcent. These senses of the word cent in Catalan derive from the inversion of meaning that took place in English where it was used to indicate one hundredth.
Noun
centm (pluralcents)
(music)cent(a hundredth of a half step)
(money)cent(a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro)
Related terms
cèntim(“a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the base unit”)
Further reading
“cent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“cent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“cent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“cent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Either a borrowing from Englishcent or a shortened borrowed from Frenchcentime.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛnt/
Hyphenation: cent
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
centf (pluralcenten, diminutivecentjen)
(money) cent, a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of the Dutch guilder
(money) cent, a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro
Derived terms
Descendants
Afrikaans: sent
Berbice Creole Dutch: sent
→ Caribbean Javanese: sèn
→ Indonesian: sen
→ Papiamentu: sèn, cens
→ Sranan Tongo: sensi
→ Caribbean Hindustani: señs
→ Saramaccan: seén
References
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latincentum. Doublet of cendo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [t͡sent]
Audio:
Hyphenation: cent
Number
cent
hundred
Derived terms
French
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Frenchcent, from Old Frenchcent, from Latincentum, from Proto-Italic*kentom, from Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɑ̃/, (liaison)/sɑ̃t‿/
Homophones: sang, sangs, sans, sens, sent
Rhymes: -ɑ̃
Numeral
centm (pluralcentsor(obsolete)cens)
hundred
Derived terms
Related terms
centi-
Descendants
→ Garifuna: san
Haitian Creole: san
Louisiana Creole: sen
See also
deux cents(“two hundred”)
trois cents(“three hundred”)
quatre cents(“four hundred”)
cinq cents(“five hundred”)
six cents(“six hundred”)
sept cents(“seven hundred”)
huit cents(“eight hundred”)
neuf cents(“nine hundred”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Englishcent, itself from Old French.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sɛnt/, /sɛn/
Homophone: cents
Noun
centm (pluralcents)
(money)cent(one-hundredth of a dollar or of a euro)
Synonym:centime
Synonyms
(dollar):cenne(colloquial, Canada), sou(slang, North America)
Descendants
Haitian Creole: san
→ Arabic: سنت(sant)
→ Garifuna: san
See also
franc
dollar
Further reading
“cent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
From Latincentum, from Proto-Italic*kentom, from Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm.
Numeral
cent
hundred
Hungarian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛnt]
Hyphenation: cent
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
cent (pluralcentek)
(money) cent (a subunit of currency)
(informal) centilitre
Synonym:centiliter
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
cent in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Ido
Etymology 1
Back-formation from cento.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡sɛnt/
Numeral
cent
hundred (100)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Englishcent, Frenchcent, GermanCent, Italiancent, Russianцент(cent), Spanishcentavo.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /sent/, /t͡sent/
Noun
cent (pluralcentsorcent-i)
(numismatics) cent
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishcent.
Noun
centm (invariable)
cent (US coin)
euro cent (European coin)
Lombard
Etymology
From cento.
Numeral
cent
hundred
Occitan
Etymology
From Latincentum, from Proto-Italic*kentom, from Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
Numeral
cent
hundred
Derived terms
centen
Further reading
Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 242.
Old French
Alternative forms
çant
ceint
chent
Etymology
From Latincentum.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tsent/, (late)/sãnt/
Numeral
centoblique singular, m (oblique pluralcenzorcentz, nominative singularcenzorcentz, nominative pluralcent)
one hundred
Descendants
Middle French: cent
French: cent (see there for further descendants)
Walloon: cint
→ Dutch: cent (see there for further descendants)
→ English: cent (see there for further descendants)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latincentum or Englishcent. Doublet of sto.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡sɛnt/
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Syllabification: cent
Noun
centm animal
cent
Declension
Further reading
cent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
cent in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishcent.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡sênt/
Noun
cȅntm (Cyrillic spellingце̏нт)
cent(hundredth of a dollar, euro, etc.)
(music) cent (hundredth of a semitone)
Declension
Spanish
Noun
centm (pluralcents)
cent(subunit of euro)
Synonym:céntimo
Further reading
“cent”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishcent.
Noun
centc
cent; a subunit of currency
Declension
References
Hur ska vi hantera euro?, Forskningscentralen för de inhemska språken, February 8, 2007