Synonyms for cent
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1. centnoun

   Synonyms:
   dollarcent

2. centnoun

   Synonyms:
   eurocent

3. centnoun

   Synonyms:
   penny

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. centnoun

   a fractional monetary unit of several countries

   Synonyms:
   penny, centime

2. penny, cent, centimenoun

   a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

   Synonyms:
   penny, centime

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1. • Sri Lanka Rupee
   • Coin
   • Fractional Monetary Unit

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. centnoun

   Synonyms:
   hundred

2. centnoun

   Synonyms:
   copper, ten mills, the one hundredth part of a dollar

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1. List of paraphrases for "cent":

   %, percent, hundred, 100, penny, cents

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1. Central Bank:

   Despite the downturn in global trade, Irish exports are projected to have grown by over 4% last year, with this resilience reflecting the strong growth of exports of pharmaceuticals, computer services and business services, as a result, GDP is now estimated to have grown by 2.5 per cent in 2020.

2. Whenever Langston:

   I want to say I stole a 50 cent off your desk, i didn't think he would've noticed 50 cents gone him from his desk. So, throughout the day, he kept just picking about it, throwing out hints that he knows that it's gone. So I had to confess because it was eating me up on the inside. I was like, ‘Pastor, I can't lie. I stole 50 cents from your desk.’ And he tried to act shocked.

3. Nikola Tesla, New York Times, October 19, 1931:

   If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search... I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.

4. Ron Lieber:

   See how may things you can buy for under $20, or figure out the most fun you can create for under $20, if you put a cap on it that way, kids can be generous in spirit, without spending every cent they have.

5. Pierluigi Collina:

   We would have preferred to speak of 100 per cent but 99.3 per cent is something that is very, very close to perfection.