Meaning
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Old French centbor. Middle English cent English cent From Middle English cent, from Old French cent, from Latin centum, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 34 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-06CDEHNOT
- 2026-09-03TCEIKLN
- 2026-08-30ECGINTX
- 2026-06-24TACEMNP
- 2026-04-28CENLIMT
- 2026-04-09CAEFMNT
- 2026-01-24ECUTIFN
- 2025-09-01CAINTYE
- 2025-08-28CATNEOV
- 2025-07-30CAOGENT
- 2025-07-04CEOIFNT
- 2025-05-19TYCPNEO
+22 earlier appearances in the archive.