cent
gb/sˈɛnt/ us/sˈɛnt/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 2600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
One-hundredth of a US dollar
A small coin or amount of money equal to 1/100 of a US dollar.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[number] cent(s)
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cent' with 'pence', which is used in British currency.
คำพ้องความหมาย
penny (In US English, refers to the one-cent coin; 'cent' is more general for the unit.)
คำตรงข้าม
dollar (A dollar is 100 times the value of a cent.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
fifty cents
|pay in cents
|one cent coin
|costs X cents
หัวข้อ
money
|shopping
|daily life
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
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.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[number] cent(s)
คำพ้องความหมาย
centime (Used in some French-speaking countries for the same concept.)
คำตรงข้าม
whole unit (Refers to the main currency unit, not its fraction.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
euro cents
|Canadian cents
|ten cents each
หัวข้อ
money
|international
|finance
|business
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
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.
คำพ้องความหมาย
hundredth of a dollar (Describes the value without referring to physical coins.)
คำตรงข้าม
whole dollar (Refers to full units instead of fractional ones.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
price in cents
|cost per cent
หัวข้อ
money
|business
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- It costs 99 cents before tax.
- The price went up by two cents.
- My bill had an extra ten cents.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
cent
IPA
GB/sˈɛnt/
US/sˈɛnt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
cent (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (cent)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: cent
- Plural: cents
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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
วลีและสำนวน
every cent counts
1/ˈɛvɹi sˈɛnt kˈaʊnts/
fixed phrase
Even small amounts matter
Every little bit of money is important.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- They spent every last cent on their dream house.
- He spent every last cent he had on travel.