cent

[sent]

Definition:
1. A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.
2. A fractional monetary unit of several countries.

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Use 'cent' in a sentence:

1. She spent her last cent.
2. Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.
3. Smile doesn't cost a cent.
4. The country's currency went down in value by 3.5 per cent.
5. The dollar rose by a ninth of a cent.
6. The inflation rate has been creeping up to 9.5 per cent.
7. The area has an unemployment level of 40 per cent.
8. Together they account for less than five per cent of the population.
9. I didn't pay a cent.
10. I wouldn't give a cent.
11. I won't waste a cent.
12. in the 20th cent.
13. He doesn't pay one cent.
14. Modern tennis rackets are now apparently 20 per cent lighter.
15. Up to 75 per cent of married men may be playing around.
16. The average yearly increment in productivity was 4.5 per cent.
17. Bank base rates of 7 per cent are too high.
18. He claims a 70 to 80 per cent success rate.
19. In May the consumer price index fell by 1.1 per cent.
20. About 65 per cent of its sales come from abroad.
21. Overall these students rank in the 21st percentile on the tests ─ that is, they did worse than 79 per cent of all children taking the test.
22. Travel agents charge 1 per cent commission on tickets.
23. I didn't get a red cent for all my work.
24. Sales of new homes fell by 1.4 per cent in August.
25. The number of crimes jumped by ten per cent last year.
26. The cost of third-class mail has gone up by 50 per cent.
27. I still don't feel a hundred per cent.
28. His salary has been cut by ten per cent.
29. My family supports me one hundred per cent.
30. Inflation fell to just over 4 per cent.
31. An important statistic is that 94 per cent of crime relates to property.
32. Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.
33. The increase will not be in excess of two per cent.
34. Poor families spend about 80 to 90 per cent of their income on food.
35. I'm not a hundred per cent sure.
36. House prices rose five per cent last year.
37. Every player gave a hundred per cent tonight.
38. The school is 95 per cent minority.
39. There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 per cent.
40. Profits have risen by 15 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.
41. The market has shown annual growth of 20 per cent for several years.
42. The basic pay of the average worker has risen by 3 per cent.
43. A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment.
44. The disease affects fully 30 per cent of the population.
45. The system is not 100 per cent foolproof.
46. The profits growth came on the back of a 26 per cent rise in sales.
47. It is often stated that we use only 10 per cent of our brain.
48. The objective would be to recycle 98 per cent of domestic waste.
49. Over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle.