1. a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar
2. a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of various other currencies

Examples

• The candy costs fifty cents.
• I found a cent on the sidewalk.
• Gas prices rose by ten cents per gallon.
• She saved every cent she earned.
• The item was marked down to ninety-nine cents.
• He doesn’t have a cent to his name.
• The euro is divided into one hundred cents.