cent

• Существительное, обозначающее денежную единицу, равную одной сотой основной валюты во многих странах, таких как доллар или евро.

A noun referring to a unit of currency equal to one hundredth of the basic monetary unit in many countries, such as the dollar or euro.

1. A1formal

   A coin or unit of currency equal to one hundredth of the basic monetary unit in many countries (e.g., dollar, euro).

   Цент

   • The candy costs only fifty cents.
   • She found a penny, which is worth one cent.
   • He saved every cent for his new bicycle.

   Synonymscopperpenny

2. Per hundredA2formal

   Used in the phrase 'per cent' meaning 'by the hundred' (often written as percent).

   Процент

   • Ten per cent of the students passed the exam.
   • The interest rate is five per cent per year.
   • She got a twenty per cent discount on the dress.