As a noun cent
is cent, the smaller unit of the euro.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
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
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
{{Letter
, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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