centavo

/sɛnˈtɑːvoʊ/

Meanings

noun

Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico

Examples :

"The candy cost only five centavos, but I didn't have any. "

economy finance

noun

A similar subdenomination of various other currencies.

Examples :

"My grandmother gave me 10 centavos as a tip for my help. "

value economy finance

Related Words

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

currencies noun

/ˈkʌrənsiz/ /ˈkɜːrənsiz/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

cost verb

/ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

various adjective

/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/

Having a broad range (of different elements).

"The reasons are various."

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed a specific unit of vitamin D for the patient's bone health. "

peso noun

/ˈpɛsoʊ/ /ˈpeɪsəʊ/

A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

"During the Spanish colonial era, a farmer might trade a sack of rice for one peso, equivalent to eight reales. "

centavos noun

/sɛnˈtɑːvoʊz/ /sɛnˈtɑːvəs/

Currency unit (hundredth of a peso) in Mexico

"I found a few shiny centavos under the sofa cushions while cleaning, but not enough to buy anything at the store. "

similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

candy noun

/ˈkændi/

Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

"My little sister loves to eat candy after dinner. "

hundredth noun

/ˈhʌndɹɛdθ/

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

"The hundredth student to arrive at school received a small prize. "