The cent is a monetary unit of many national currencies that equals a hundredth ( 1 ⁄ 100 ) of the basic monetary unit. The word derives from the Latin centum , ' hundred '.
14-460: (Redirected from Cents ) [REDACTED] Look up cent or centi- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cent may refer to: Currency [ edit ] Cent (currency) , a one-hundredth subdivision of several units of currency Penny (Canadian coin) , a Canadian coin removed from circulation in 2013 1 cent (Dutch coin) ,
28-585: A Canadian coin removed from circulation in 2013 1 cent (Dutch coin) , a Dutch coin minted between 1941 and 1944 1 cent euro coin , a European coin Penny (United States coin) , a United States coin Locations [ edit ] Cents, Luxembourg , a quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Cent, the Old English term for modern-day Kent , England Measurement [ edit ] Cent (music) ,
42-412: A Dutch coin minted between 1941 and 1944 1 cent euro coin , a European coin Penny (United States coin) , a United States coin Locations [ edit ] Cents, Luxembourg , a quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Cent, the Old English term for modern-day Kent , England Measurement [ edit ] Cent (music) , a logarithmic measure of relative pitch or intervals "Cent"
56-507: A logarithmic measure of relative pitch or intervals "Cent" is an informal name for 1 ⁄ 100 of a unit of measurement , as in "12 cents of an inch". Specifically, it can refer to: an alternative name for the point , a unit of mass for gemstones equal to 1 ⁄ 100 of a carat Cent (area) , a unit of land area equal to 1 ⁄ 100 of an acre (used in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu); also known as
70-594: A unit of nuclear reactivity; see Dollar (reactivity) See also [ edit ] Century , 100 consecutive years Percent , 1 in 100 Cent sign Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cent . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cent&oldid=1249753797 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
84-502: Is an informal name for 1 ⁄ 100 of a unit of measurement , as in "12 cents of an inch". Specifically, it can refer to: an alternative name for the point , a unit of mass for gemstones equal to 1 ⁄ 100 of a carat Cent (area) , a unit of land area equal to 1 ⁄ 100 of an acre (used in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu); also known as the decimal (unit) in West Bengal and Bangladesh
98-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages cent [REDACTED] Look up cent or centi- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cent may refer to: Currency [ edit ] Cent (currency) , a one-hundredth subdivision of several units of currency Penny (Canadian coin) ,
112-413: The decimal (unit) in West Bengal and Bangladesh a unit of nuclear reactivity; see Dollar (reactivity) See also [ edit ] Century , 100 consecutive years Percent , 1 in 100 Cent sign Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cent . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
126-445: The base unit ($ 0.75, €0.99). In some countries, longer abbreviations like "ct." are used. Languages that use other alphabets have their own abbreviations and conventions. The cent symbol has largely fallen into disuse since the mid-20th century as inflation has resulted in very few things being priced in cents in any currency. It was included on US typewriter keyboards , but has not been adopted on computers. The cent sign appeared as
140-512: The c is crossed by a diagonal or vertical stroke (depending on typeface ), yielding the character ¢ . The United States one cent coin is generally known by the nickname " penny ", alluding to the British coin and unit of that name. Australia ended production of their 1¢ coin in 1992, as did Canada in 2012. Some Eurozone countries ended production of the 1 euro cent coin , most recently Slovakia in 2022. The cent may be represented by
154-404: The cent sign, written in various ways according to the national convention and font choice. Most commonly seen forms are a minuscule letter c crossed by a diagonal stroke , a vertical line, a simple c , depending on the currency ( see below ). Cent amounts from 1 to 99 can be represented as one or two digits followed by the appropriate abbreviation (2¢, 5c, 75¢, 99c), or as a subdivision of
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#1732787244146168-451: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cent&oldid=1249753797 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cent (currency) The cent sign is commonly a simple minuscule (lower case) letter c . In North America,
182-543: The shift of the 6 keys on American manual typewriters, but the freestanding circumflex on computer keyboards has taken over that position. The character (offset 162) can still be created in most common code pages , including Unicode and Windows-1252 : When written in English and Mexican Spanish, the cent sign (¢ or c) follows the amount (with no space between)—for example, 2¢ and $ 0.02, or 2c and €0.02. Conventions in other languages may vary. Examples of currencies around
196-440: The world featuring centesimal ( 1 ⁄ 100 ) units called cent , or related words from the same root such as céntimo , centésimo , centavo or sen , are: Examples of currencies featuring centesimal ( 1 ⁄ 100 ) units not called cent Examples of currencies which formerly featured centesimal ( 1 ⁄ 100 ) units but now have no fractional denomination in circulation: Examples of currencies which use
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