Definition of Centime

1. Noun. A fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo.


2. Noun. A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.
Exact synonyms: Cent, Penny
Generic synonyms: Coin
Specialized synonyms: Copper, New Penny

Definition of Centime

1. n. The hundredth part of a franc; a small French copper coin and money of account.

Definition of Centime

1. Noun. A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc. ¹

2. Noun. A coin having face value of one centime. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Centime

1. the 100th part of a franc [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centime

centigramme
centigrammes
centigrams
centikatal
centikatals
centile
centiles
centiliter
centiliters
centilitre
centilitres
centillion
centillions
centiloquies
centiloquy
centime (current term)
centimes
centimeter
centimeter-gram-second
centimeter-gram-second system
centimeter-gram-second unit
centimeters
centimetre
centimetres
centimetric
centimo
centimorgan
centimorgans
centimos
centinel

Literary usage of Centime

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Past, Present, and Future of the Republic by Alphonse de Lamartine (1850)
"I. INGRATITUDE of the rich? I will prove it. What is the forty-five centime tax of 1848? It is the price of the Republic, of the sovereignty of the people, ..."

2. Report of the ... Conference by International Law Association Conference (1894)
"Dans l'abordage anglo-allemand, l'armateur anglais n'obtient pas un centime. C'est la loi de l'obligé. Soit, dit-il, mais la loi française est de me payer ..."

3. The Riviera by William Scott (1907)
"She will not spend a centime to gain a thousand francs ; but, content with her blue skies and olive-clad shores, lies still with outstretched hand to ..."

4. The Dictionary of Trade Products, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms: With a by Peter Lund Simmonds (1858)
"centime, an existing French copper coin though rarely seen, the tenth part of a penny; ... The centime is also used in accounts in Belgium, Switzerland, ..."

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