cent

セント硬貨

ドルやユーロなどの通貨単位の百分の一の価値を持つ硬貨。

やさしい英語で： A small coin worth one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or certain other units of money.

• I found a cent on the floor.
• She put three cents in the jar.
• This old cent has a picture of Lincoln.

類義語： penny

よく使う表現： one cent, cent coin, single cent

一銭

ごく少額のお金。お金が全くない、払わないなどと強調するときにも使う。

やさしい英語で： A very small amount of money, often used to mean any money at all.

• It didn't cost me a cent.
• He spent every last cent on the trip.
• You won't get a cent from them.

類義語： penny

よく使う表現： every cent, last cent, a single cent, not a cent