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centimes

/ˈsɑːntiːmz/ /ˈsɛntiːmz/

Meanings
noun
A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.

Examples :

"The old woman counted out her remaining centimes to see if she had enough to buy a baguette. "
economy finance value amount

Related Words

Illustration currency

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

Illustration remaining

remaining verb

/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

"After the field trip, only a few students remained in the classroom. "

Illustration centime

centime noun

/ˈsɛntiːm/ /ˈsɑːntiːm/

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

""Even a single centime could be useful when saving up to buy a baguette in France before the Euro." "

Illustration enough

enough adverb

/iˈnʌf/

Sufficiently.

"Are you man enough to fight me?"

Illustration anything

anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

Someone or something of importance.

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration baguette

baguette noun

/bæˈɡɛt/

A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.

""I bought a fresh baguette from the bakery to eat with my soup." "

Illustration sidewalk

sidewalk noun

/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/

A footpath, usually paved, at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians; a pavement (UK) or footpath (Australia, New Zealand)

"My daughter walked along the sidewalk to school this morning. "

Illustration counted

counted verb

/ˈkaʊntɪd/

To recite numbers in sequence.

"Can you count to a hundred?"

Illustration former

former adjective

/ˈfɔːmə/ /ˈfɔɹmɚ/

Previous.

"A former president;  the former East Germany"

Illustration subunit

subunit noun

/ˈsʌbjuːnɪt/ /ˈsʌbˌjuːnɪt/

Any subdivision of a larger unit.

"The biology textbook explained that a ribosome, essential for making proteins, is made up of two subunits: a large one and a small one. "

Illustration hundredth

hundredth noun

/ˈhʌndɹɛdθ/

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

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