Explore Cents through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cents meaning
plural of cent
Using Cents
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of cent
- In the example corpus, cents often appears in combinations such as: cents per, of cents, to cents.
Context around Cents
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 14 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cents
- In this selection, "cents" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nine, seven, ten, less, higher and per stand out and add context to how "cents" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and 15 cents more than and 0 14 cents while propane. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cents" sits close to words such as volumes, capability and duration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cents
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also, its losses narrowed to 13 cents per share, significantly better than the 16 cents per share loss anticipated by analysts. (21 words)
That price is 8 cents more than a week ago, nearly 20 cents more than last month, and 15 cents more than this time last year. (26 words)
On the mining resource, RioZim, Bindura and Falcon remained unchanged at their previous share prices of 120 cents, 5,52 cents and 2,2 cents respectively. (26 words)
In terms of the new pricing structure for the packaging, a plastic for a loaf of bread is now going for 22 cents from three cents, while that for a five kilogrammes packet of mealie meal has gone up from 20 cents to 37 cents. (45 words)
Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight is 3 cents less than a week ago, 20 cents less than a month ago, and 25 cents less than this time last year. (43 words)
Rexburg drivers are saving a shocking 28 cents per gallon from a week ago, nine cents in Idaho Falls, seven cents in Twin Falls, and ten cents in the Treasure Valley,” says AAA Idaho public affairs director Matthew Conde. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
After the debate, pricing for a Trump victory slipped by 6 cents to 47 cents on online betting site PredictIt, while climbing to 57 cents from 53 cents for a Harris win.
Rexburg drivers are saving a shocking 28 cents per gallon from a week ago, nine cents in Idaho Falls, seven cents in Twin Falls, and ten cents in the Treasure Valley,” says AAA Idaho public affairs director Matthew Conde.
The price of gas is up by 4.8 cents a litre, diesel increases by 2.7 cents, furnace and stove oils are up by 2.3 cents a litre, and propane rises by 1.3 cents.
In terms of the new pricing structure for the packaging, a plastic for a loaf of bread is now going for 22 cents from three cents, while that for a five kilogrammes packet of mealie meal has gone up from 20 cents to 37 cents.
According to AAA, the statewide average Monday was $3.76 per gallon, which is about 3 cents less than a week ago but 10 cents more than a month ago and 15 cents more than a year ago.
Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline (subject to change overnight is 3 cents less than a week ago, 20 cents less than a month ago, and 25 cents less than this time last year.
Stove oil on the Island decreased by 0.29 cents, stove oil heating fuel in western Labrador is up by 0.14 cents while propane heating fuel increased by 0.7 cents.
For every $1 of sales tax collected overall in the state, 56 cents goes to education with 28 cents to the state’s general fund and 16 cents to local governments.
It is 8.3 cents less than one week ago and 14.4 cents lower than one month ago, but 7.8 cents more than one year ago.
Līhue’s average price for regular is $3.67, which is five cents higher than last Thursday, 17 cents higher than on this date last month and three cents higher than a year ago today.
That price is 8 cents more than a week ago, nearly 20 cents more than last month, and 15 cents more than this time last year.
Utah has the largest salary gap — women earning 70 cents on the dollar earned by male counterparts — 10 cents lower than the national average of 80 cents on the dollar.
Lihue’s average price for regular is $3.76, which is two cents higher than last Thursday, 15 cents higher than on this date last month and 39 cents more than a year ago.
On Monday’s earnings conference call, Co-Chief Executive Safra Catz forecast adjusted earnings of 83 cents to 85 cents a share for the fiscal third quarter, while analysts expect 84 cents a share.
On the mining resource, RioZim, Bindura and Falcon remained unchanged at their previous share prices of 120 cents, 5,52 cents and 2,2 cents respectively.
While expensive, they are getting cheaper with all state averages being lower on the week: Hawaii (-11 cents), California (-8 cents) and Washington (-6 cents) saw the largest drops.
Along with increasing bottle refunds from 5 cents to 10 cents, the measure would include more types of beverage containers, including non-carbonated drinks like juice, wine and liquors.
Also, its losses narrowed to 13 cents per share, significantly better than the 16 cents per share loss anticipated by analysts.
But bet big on California Governor Gavin Newsom, who hasn't even entered the race, and each share bought for 23 cents would earn 77 cents, minus fees.
But he shifted that formula to now give only 90 cents to the campaign and 10 cents to the PAC, which has served as a sort of de facto legal fund.
Common combinations with cents
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cents per 106×
- of cents 48×
- to cents 44×
- cents to 28×
- from cents 25×
- and cents 25×
- for cents 21×
- cents us 18×
- cents from 16×
- us cents 16×