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Vocabulary Entry

cent

|noun • noun • noun • verb • adjective
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noun

A unit of currency equal to one hundredth of a dollar.

Example Sentences

"I found a penny, which is worth one cent."

"The candy costs fifty cents."

"I saved up two dollars and fifty cents."

noun

A coin representing one cent.

Example Sentences

"He tossed a cent into the wishing well."

"The cent has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on it."

"She collected old coins, including a rare 1914 cent."

noun

A small amount of money or a trivial value.

Example Sentences

"The item was so cheap it was only worth a few cents."

"Don't worry about the change; it's just a couple of cents."

"To me, that project isn't worth a single cent."

verb

To assign a value of one cent to something.

Example Sentences

"The store will cent the price of those items down for clearance."

"They decided to cent the discount for the sale event."

"I will cent the cost of the postage on the package."

adjective

Relating to a cent or cents; used to describe monetary values in cents.

Example Sentences

"The item is priced at ten-cent increments."

"They raised the price from five cents to a ten-cent increase."

"I only have a few ten-cent coins left in my pocket."

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