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Webster 1913 Edition
Cent
1.
A hundred;
as, ten per
. cent
, the proportion of ten parts in a hundred2.
A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
3.
An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; – so called because 100 points won the game.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Cent
CENT
,Noun.
1.
A hundred. In commerce, per cent, denotes a certain rate by the hundred; as, ten per cent. Is ten in the hundred, whether profit or loss. This rate is called percentage.2.
In the United States of America, a copper coin whose value is the hundredth part of a dollar.