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cent — W1S1 [sent] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: hundred , from Latin centum] 1.) 1/100th of the standard unit of money in some countries. For example, there are 100 cents in one dollar or in one ↑euro : symbol ¢ 2.) put in your two cents… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cent — /sent/ noun (C) 1 0.01 of the main unit of currency in some countries, or a coin worth this amount. For example, there are 100 cents in one US dollar. 2 put in your two cents worth AmE to give your opinion about something, when other people do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cent — [ sent ] noun count *** a small unit of money used in many countries, for example the U.S., Canada, and Australia. There are 100 cents in a dollar and its symbol is ¢: The stamp cost 90 cents. put in/toss in/give your two cents worth AMERICAN to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
two cents — noun plural 1. : a sum or object of very small value : practically nothing said angrily that for two cents he d punch your nose realized it was my mistake and felt like two cents 2. or two cents worth : an opinion offered on a topic under… … Useful english dictionary
My two cents (idiom) — A United States cent, also known as a penny. My two cents (2¢) and its longer version put my two cents in is an American idiomatic expression, taken from the original English idiom expression: to put in my two pennies worth or my tuppence worth.… … Wikipedia
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