centime
/ˈsɑntim/
noun
- A small unit of money used in several countries, equal to one hundredth of the basic currency unit (such as the franc or euro).
- He saved every centime he could for his trip to France.
- She found a single centime on the sidewalk and picked it up.
- The bread cost fifty centimes at the local bakery.
- A coin worth one centime.
- I have a collection of old centimes from different countries.
- The child dropped a centime into the fountain for good luck.
- The vending machine only accepts centimes and euros.
- A very small amount of money; used figuratively to mean almost nothing.
- She argued that her opinion wasn't worth a centime to the committee.
- That old book isn't worth a centime in its current condition.
- He didn't care a centime about the cost of the repairs.