Sen vs Cent - What's the difference?
sen | cent |
A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.
A coin of this value.
* Charles F. C. Ladd, Jr., Around the World at Seventeen (page 70)
(Yorkshire) self
(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.
As nouns the difference between sen and cent
is that sen is a unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen while cent is a subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ยข.As abbreviations the difference between sen and cent
is that sen is senator while cent is century.sen
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- Before leaving the Kyndam I had bought in exchange what I thought to be enough yens and sens to see me through.
Etymology 2
Noun
(head)- "Hear all, see all, say nowt. Ate all, sup all, pay nowt. An if ever tha does anythin for nowt, mek sure tha does it for tha sen ."