English noun: cent | |||
1. | cent (quantity) a fractional monetary unit of several countries | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fractional monetary unit, rupee, Sri Lanka rupee, subunit | ||
Part meronym | birr, bob, British shilling, dollar, Dutch florin, florin, guilder, gulden, leone, lilangeni, Mauritian rupee, rand, rupee, rupee, Seychelles rupee, shilling | ||
2. | cent (possession) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit | ||
Synonyms | centime, penny | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coin | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | copper, new penny | ||