1
: a monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand) see birr, dollar, euro, leone, lilangeni, nakfa, rand, rupee, shilling at Money Table
2
: a coin, token, or note representing one cent
3
: the fen of the People's Republic of China
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Noun
A dime is worth 10 cents.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Just under 65 per cent of United’s WSL goals have arrived before half-time.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In October 2023, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office — the nonpartisan fiscal and policy adviser for the state Legislature — estimated that the cap and trade program alone added about 27 cents per gallon of retail gasoline sold in the state.
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Noun
From 1804 to 1810, their incomes plunged by more than forty per cent.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Just under 65 per cent of United’s WSL goals have arrived before half-time.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In October 2023, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office — the nonpartisan fiscal and policy adviser for the state Legislature — estimated that the cap and trade program alone added about 27 cents per gallon of retail gasoline sold in the state.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Why do gas prices always have an extra 9/10 of a cent added on?
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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