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Sen vs Cent - What's the difference?

sen | cent |

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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • (Yorkshire) self
  • "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 ."
    Derived terms
    * missen (myself) * thissen (thyself)

    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

    See also

    * dollar * euro * per cent * two cents

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (en-abbr)
  • century
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