cent

Definition

Examples

The new stamp costs fifty cents more than the old one.

Synonyms

• pennya fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

Collocations

• Easy worth ninety-nine cents only
  describing worth ninety-nine cents only (an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value)
• Medium not cost an additional single cent
  describing not cost an additional single cent (negation of a word or group of words)
• Hard offer one's two cents' worth modestly
  to present for acceptance or refusal regarding one's two cents' worth modestly
• Very Hard pinch every penny and cent obsessively
  to pinch every penny and cent obsessively, meaning to squeeze tightly between the fingers