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.