Thesaurus: cent

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1. n. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred.
2. n. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
3. n. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game.
4. n. a fractional monetary unit of several countries
5. n. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
6. 1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred. 2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc. 3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so called because 100 points won the game. Nares.
7. n. a fractional monetary unit of several countries