cent
/sɛnt/noun
A small unit of money worth one hundredth of a country's main currency.
Example sentence
- “The candy cost ninety-nine cents.”
The same root meaning hundred appears in 'percent', 'century', and 'centipede'.
Related words
fortuneLuck, especially of the good kind.dollarThe name of the main unit of money used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and several other countries.wealthA large quantity of money, property, or other valuable things.pennyA British coin, or unit of money, equal to one hundredth of a pound sterling.affluentA wealthy person.coinageThe coins of a country considered as a group; money in coin form.