cent-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: a monetary unit equal to 1/100th of a base unit

Commentary: CENT[+abstract][+portion]

Examples:
I got back fifty cents in change from my twenty.
A dollar of that currency is worth about three cents in ours.
They are selling out the old inventory for twenty cents on the dollar.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a coin

Commentary: CON[+physical][+coin]

Examples:
Here is a cent that was minted in 1919.
I have two dimes and three cents in my pocket.
This rare never-circulated cent is now worth about two hundred dollars.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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