centas
- noun
- Archaic
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centas
- One centas was worth one hundredth of a litas before Lithuania adopted the euro.
Examples
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Collectors value centas coins as symbols of Lithuania's monetary history.
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During his trip to Vilnius, he found an old centas coin in a market.
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I found a centas on the street yesterday.
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The store accepts centas and litas.
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One centas is equal to one hundredth of a litas, which was the currency used in Lithuania.
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During his travels, he liked to collect old centas coins to remember his visit to Lithuania.
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She paid for her coffee with a few centas before Lithuania switched to the euro.
Synonyms
950
1.0
A small coin worth one hundredth of a dollar
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7.6
A small coin equal to one hundredth of a franc used in French-speaking countries
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7.9
A small coin worth one hundredth of a peso or other money
A small Latvian coin worth one hundredth of the lats
A small Bulgarian coin worth one hundredth of a lev
A small coin worth one hundredth of a hryvnia
A small unit of money equal to one hundredth of a Croatian kuna
A small old Greek coin worth one hundredth of a drachma
A former Armenian coin worth one hundredth of a dram
A unit of money in Algeria equal to one hundredth of a dinar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Centas comes from the Latin root centum, which means 'hundred', and it is like the English cent. So a centas was the 'one hundredth' part of a litas.