cent
gb/sˈɛnt/ us/sˈɛnt/
A1
אנגלית
~ 2600
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A1
entity
1
One-hundredth of a US dollar
A small coin or amount of money equal to 1/100 of a US dollar.
תבנית שימוש:
[number] cent(s)
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cent' with 'pence', which is used in British currency.
מילים נרדפות
penny (In US English, refers to the one-cent coin; 'cent' is more general for the unit.)
הפכים
dollar (A dollar is 100 times the value of a cent.)
צירופים
fifty cents
|pay in cents
|one cent coin
|costs X cents
נושאים
money
|shopping
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The candy costs fifty cents.
- I found a cent on the sidewalk.
- They raised the price by ten cents.
- She paid exactly ninety-nine cents for the item.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The apple is fifty cents.
- I have one cent in my pocket.
- It costs ten cents to print a page.
- He gave me twenty cents.
שם עצם
A2
quantity
2
One-hundredth of various currencies
Money that is 1/100 of the main unit in some countries, like the euro or Canadian dollar.
תבנית שימוש:
[number] cent(s)
מילים נרדפות
centime (Used in some French-speaking countries for the same concept.)
הפכים
whole unit (Refers to the main currency unit, not its fraction.)
צירופים
euro cents
|Canadian cents
|ten cents each
נושאים
money
|international
|finance
|business
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- This stamp costs eighty euro cents.
- The Canadian coin is worth five cents.
- He saved every cent he earned while abroad.
- The phone call cost thirty cents per minute.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The bread is eighty euro cents.
- In Canada, I paid five cents for a bag.
- It costs twenty cents more in France.
- I have ten cents from Canada.
שם עצם
B1
quantity
3
Smallest US money unit in prices
The smallest part of a US dollar used in prices or math, equal to 1/100 dollar.
מילים נרדפות
hundredth of a dollar (Describes the value without referring to physical coins.)
הפכים
whole dollar (Refers to full units instead of fractional ones.)
צירופים
price in cents
|cost per cent
נושאים
money
|business
|finance
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The service fee is listed as 25 cents on the bill.
- Gas prices rose by three cents per gallon.
- Each share increased in value by five cents today.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- It costs 99 cents before tax.
- The price went up by two cents.
- My bill had an extra ten cents.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
cent
IPA
GB/sˈɛnt/
US/sˈɛnt/
הברות והטעמה
cent (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (cent)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: cent
- Plural: cents
משפחת מילים
Forms
cents
noun
Core family
percent
noun A2
percentage
noun A2
Related words
century
noun A2
centimeter
noun A2
Advanced or less common
percentile
noun
centennial
adjective
ביטויים
every cent counts
1/ˈɛvɹi sˈɛnt kˈaʊnts/
fixed phrase
Even small amounts matter
Every little bit of money is important.
דוגמאות
- We have to save as much as we can—every cent counts.
- When you're on a tight budget, every cent counts.
not worth a cent
1/nˈɑt wˈɚθ ə sˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Completely without value
Has no value at all.
דוגמאות
- This old phone isn't worth a cent anymore.
- His advice wasn't worth a cent.
put in your two cents
1/pˈʊt ˈɪn jˈʊɹ tˈu sˈɛnts/
idiom
informal
Offer an unsolicited opinion
To say what you think, even if no one asked you.
דוגמאות
- If I can put in my two cents, I think we should wait.
- She always has to put in her two cents during meetings.
spend every last cent
1/spˈɛnd ˈɛvɹi lˈæst sˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Use all your money completely
To use all your money so you have none left.
דוגמאות
- They spent every last cent on their dream house.
- He spent every last cent he had on travel.