cental
/ˈsɛntəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.51 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Thin native steers, dressing 56 pounds per cwt., $10.50 per cental;"
- "The practice of buying or selling grain by the 100 pounds, or the cental system, is becoming almost universal, and has many advantages over the old practice of selling grain by the bushel."
- "John Hudson & Co. are prepared to undertake the business at a ½d. per cental advance on the price of wheat on 4th July 19000, which is 6s. 5½d. per cental, thus obtaining 6s. 6d. per cental as the contract price."
- "cental coins"
- "Cental coin will be exchanged at the rate of two cents of a shilling for one cent of a rupee or florin ."
- "The one shilling pieces and all denominations of notes, Shs. 1/-, 5/-, 10/-, 20/-, 100/-, and 1000/- are legal tender up to any amount, while fifty cent pieces and cental coin are legal tender up to Shs. 20/- and Shs. 1/- respectively."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin