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cent

cent

noun SENT Rare

Origin: From English/French cent, from Latin centum ('hundred').

Usage Note

Cent is used in Spanish as a loanword for the one-hundredth subdivision of the euro and other currencies. It is masculine (el cent) and its plural is regular (los cents). In everyday speech, Spaniards often say céntimo instead, while cent appears more in financial and eurozone regulatory texts.

Examples

"El precio subió veinte cents de golpe."

Natural Translation

The price went up twenty cents at once.

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