cent
[sent]
n.

[] 美

1. I don't have a cent with me.
   身。
2. We have to keep track of every cent we spend.
   花每。
3. The freight for the voyage must not exceed￡500 with five per cent. primage.
   次航运费，贴补5，超500英镑。

cent
[ noun ]

1. a fractional monetary unit of several countries

<noun.quantity>

2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

<noun.possession>

Cent \Cent\, n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See {Hundred}.]
1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts
in a hundred.

2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar,
formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.

3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so
called because 100 points won the game. --Nares.