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Cent vs Cont - What's the difference?

cent | cont |

As abbreviations the difference between cent and cont

is that cent is century while cont is abbreviation of lang=en.

As a noun cent

is a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ยข.

cent

English

(wikipedia cent)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (label) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: .
  • (label) A small sum of money.
  • (label) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
  • (label) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
  • (label) A hundredth of a half step.

    • Usage notes

    * Due to the differing plural formats used in European languages, it is common to use the word cent as a plural throughout the Eurozone.

    Synonyms

    * (of a dollar) dollarcent * (of a euro) eurocent * penny

    Related terms

    {{rel3, centennial , centi- , centipede , centurion , century}}

    See also

    * dollar * euro * per cent * two cents

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (en-abbr)
  • century
    • English terms with homophones ----

    cont

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • * 2010 , Margaret Hubert, The Complete Photo Guide to Knitting (page 68)
    • cont knitting across 2nd and 3rd needle of instep
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