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sente

sente

9.9
A money unit in Lesotho worth one hundredth of a loti
  • noun
translation icon : sente
  • I exchanged my dollars for sente when I visited Lesotho.

Examples

  • After counting my savings, I found I had several hundred sente in my wallet.

  • The price of the item is listed in sente on the menu.

  • The game was brought to the United States by Nolan Bushnell's Sente.

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Synonyms

senti
vssente
  • South African
9.9

A small coin used in some African countries equal to one hundredth of the main currency

is specific to Lesotho rather than being used across several countries

Surface Forms

sente singular
sentes plural

Etymology

Sente comes from the same idea as the English cent, which means 'one hundredth'. So a sente is a small coin worth one hundredth of a loti, just like a cent is one hundredth of a dollar.