Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half cent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
half -cent
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coin of the United States worth $0.005 and minted at certain times from 1793 to 1857.

Inflected Forms

half cents (plural)

Questions

What does half cent mean?
A coin of the United States worth $0.005 and minted at certain times from 1793 to 1857.

How to pronounce half cent

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