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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Analysts polled by FactSet estimate earnings per share of 25 cents on revenue of $2.85 billion.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The deal is made more difficult by a 40 per cent sell-on clause that Barcelona still hold after selling him to Porto in summer 2023.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
And prices at the pump could rise as much as 70 cents per gallon.
—ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
Analysts polled by FactSet estimate earnings per share of 25 cents on revenue of $2.85 billion.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
The player bet 88 cents, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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