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цент

cent

Meaning of цент

a small unit of money

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цент - cent
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цент with English translation

цент usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The candy costs just one cent.

Конфета стоит всего один цент.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She found a cent on the sidewalk.

Она нашла цент на тротуаре.

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цент belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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цент synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between цент / копейка / евроцент / мелочь / мелкая монета / разменная монета

🇷🇺Russian
цент

A general name for a small unit of money; the direct equivalent of English cent.

B1Very Often

One cent is worth almost nothing.

Один цент почти ничего не стоит.

К
🇷🇺Russian
копейка

A Russian small coin and the smallest unit of the ruble system; not an exact translation of cent, but the closest everyday equivalent.

B1Very Often

I only have one kopek left in my wallet.

У меня в кошельке осталась только одна копейка.

Е
🇷🇺Russian
евроцент

A specific small unit of the euro; used only for euro currency.

B1Often

The bread cost 99 euro cents.

Хлеб стоил 99 евроцентов.

М
🇷🇺Russian
мелочь

A colloquial word for small amounts of money or small coins; broader and less precise than cent.

B1Very Often

Do you have some small change for the bus?

У тебя есть мелочь на автобус?

М
🇷🇺Russian
мелкая монета

A neutral description of a coin with a small denomination; emphasizes the coin type rather than the currency.

B1Often

He poured small coins out of his pocket.

Он высыпал из кармана мелкие монеты.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разменная монета

A coin used for making change and small payments; more formal and bookish than мелочь.

B1Often

The cashier needed change coins.

Кассиру понадобилась разменная монета.

М
🇷🇺Russian
мелкий номинал

An official or semi-official expression for banknotes and coins of small denomination; more common in financial language.

B1Rarely

There was a shortage of small-denomination cash at the register.

В кассе не хватало мелкого номинала.

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How to pronounce цент and what this word means

цент translation: cent. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce цент

[tsɛnt]

цент translation

cent

цент examples

The candy costs just one cent.

цент transcription

[tsɛnt]

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цент meaning: what does it mean?

мелкая денежная единица, одна сотая основной валюты

цент pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

цент is pronounced as [tsɛnt]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

цент definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The candy costs just one cent. Translation: Конфета стоит всего один цент.

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