1
: a monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand) see birr, dollar, euro, leone, lilangeni, nakfa, rand, rupee, shilling at Money Table
2
: a coin, token, or note representing one cent
3
: the fen of the People's Republic of China
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Noun
A dime is worth 10 cents.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
City residents will have until April 1 to vote for Lenexa’s three-eighths cent sales tax — a 20-year tax that takes three-eighths of one percent of purchases (38 cents in a $100 purchase) within the city limits.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
The agency has sued companies for persuading veterans to sell their pension and disability payments, for charging military families more than thirty-six per cent interest on pawn loans, and for misleading servicemembers to take costly cash-out refinance loans on their homes.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
For every dollar these organizations raise through ActBlue, the payment processor pockets roughly 4 cents — a seemingly small quantity that quickly adds up, given the platform’s billions of dollars in contributions.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
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Breaking down the club's decision to embark on a bold new stadium project — and all the costs that involves
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—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
City residents will have until April 1 to vote for Lenexa’s three-eighths cent sales tax — a 20-year tax that takes three-eighths of one percent of purchases (38 cents in a $100 purchase) within the city limits.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
The agency has sued companies for persuading veterans to sell their pension and disability payments, for charging military families more than thirty-six per cent interest on pawn loans, and for misleading servicemembers to take costly cash-out refinance loans on their homes.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2025
For every dollar these organizations raise through ActBlue, the payment processor pockets roughly 4 cents — a seemingly small quantity that quickly adds up, given the platform’s billions of dollars in contributions.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Cent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cent. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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