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Definition of Centavos
1. centavo [n] - See also: centavo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centavos
Literary usage of Centavos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mexican Year Book by Robert Glass Cleland (1922)
"ARSENIC Arsenic 0.365 centavos per kilo. ANTIMONY In bars and ingots 0.183 centavos
per ... TUNGSTEN In minerals and concentrates 1.163 centavos per kilo. ..."
2. Numismatic Notes & Monographs by American Numismatic Society (1920)
"20 1o centavos. Obv. Similar to No. 18, but larger and with denticulated border.
Rev. ... The lo-centavos are not nearly as plentiful as the 5-centavos. ..."
3. Internal Taxation in the Philippines by John S. Hord (1907)
"Bills of exchange, drawn and payable within the Philippine Islands, on each 200
pesos, or fractional part thereof, of face value 3 centavos. ..."
4. Hearings Before the Committee on Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives by Committee on Insular Affairs, United States, Congress, House (1910)
"You said the maximum was 80 centavos. How could the average by 90 centavos if the
... You asked me the maximum price of farm labor. I said 80 centavos. ..."
5. Brooks' Foreign Exchange Text Book: An Elementary Treatise on Foreign by Howard Keyes Brooks (1906)
"Venezuela, the bolivar of 20 centavos (gold) 19.3 cents. Newfoundland, the dollar
of 100 ... Philippine Islands, the peso of 100 centavos (gold) 50 cents. ..."
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