centime

[ sahn-teem; French sahn-teem ]

/ ˈsɑn tim; French sɑ̃ˈtim /

noun, plural cen·times [sahn-teemz; French sahn-teem]. /ˈsɑnˈtimz; French sɑ̃ˈtim/.

a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, one 100th of a franc.

a monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a franc.

a money of account of Haiti, one 100th of a gourde.

an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Algeria, one 100th of a dinar.

an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Morocco, one 100th of a dirham.

Origin of centime

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French; Old French centiesme, from Latin centēsimum, accusative of centēsimus “hundredth”; see cent

Words nearby centime

centigram, centile, centiliter, centilitre, centillion, centime, centimeter, centimeter-gram-second, centimeter-gram-second system, centimetre, centimetre-gram-second

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for centime

I present the one, two, and four centime pieces and the children, in this way learn to count to ten.
The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori
Kerosene, the decline of which is perhaps beginning, costs about 0.75 centime per kilo.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896|Various
Yes; of course, it shall be so; not a hair of their heads, not a centime of their property shall be touched.
The World Masters|George Griffith
"The forty centime one will do, thank you," said little Perrine.
Nobody's Girl|Hector Malot

A centime is the hundredth part of a franc, and a franc is about nineteen cents.
Yellowstone Nights|Herbert Quick

British Dictionary definitions for centime

centime

/ (ˈsɒnˌtiːm, French sɑ̃tim) /

noun

a monetary unit of Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, French Polynesia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Mali, Mayotte, Morocco, New Caledonia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, and Togo. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units

a former monetary unit of Andorra, Belgium, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, Martinique, Monaco, and Réunion, worth one hundredth of a franc

Word Origin for centime

C18: from French, from Old French centiesme from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	centime
释义	centime [ sahn-teem; French sahn-teem ] / ˈsɑn tim; French sɑ̃ˈtim / noun, plural cen·times [sahn-teemz; French sahn-teem]. /ˈsɑnˈtimz; French sɑ̃ˈtim/. a monetary unit of various nations and territories, as Lichtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, one 100th of a franc. a monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a franc. a money of account of Haiti, one 100th of a gourde. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Algeria, one 100th of a dinar. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Morocco, one 100th of a dirham. Origin of centime First recorded in 1795–1805; from French; Old French centiesme, from Latin centēsimum, accusative of centēsimus “hundredth”; see cent Words nearby centime centigram, centile, centiliter, centilitre, centillion, centime, centimeter, centimeter-gram-second, centimeter-gram-second system, centimetre, centimetre-gram-second Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centime I present the one, two, and four centime pieces and the children, in this way learn to count to ten. The Montessori Method\|Maria Montessori Kerosene, the decline of which is perhaps beginning, costs about 0.75 centime per kilo. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896\|Various Yes; of course, it shall be so; not a hair of their heads, not a centime of their property shall be touched. The World Masters\|George Griffith "The forty centime one will do, thank you," said little Perrine. Nobody's Girl\|Hector Malot A centime is the hundredth part of a franc, and a franc is about nineteen cents. Yellowstone Nights\|Herbert Quick British Dictionary definitions for centime centime / (ˈsɒnˌtiːm, French sɑ̃tim) / noun a monetary unit of Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, French Polynesia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Mali, Mayotte, Morocco, New Caledonia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, and Togo. It is worth one hundredth of their respective standard units a former monetary unit of Andorra, Belgium, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, Martinique, Monaco, and Réunion, worth one hundredth of a franc Word Origin for centime C18: from French, from Old French centiesme from Latin centēsimus hundredth, from centum hundred Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	vermouth vermouth cassis vern verna vernacular vernacularism vernacularize vernal vernal conjunctivitis vernal equinox vernal grass vernalization vernalize vernal pool vernation vernazza verne verne, jules verner verner's law vernet vernet's syndrome verneuil process vernicle vernier