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# centime

noun (a centime, centimes)

«centime» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (money) A small coin and unit of money worth one hundredth of a franc, used in France before the euro, and still used in Switzerland (one hundredth of a Swiss franc) and some African countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#m1)
2. (French) In France people still say «centime» for a euro cent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#m2)

### In the lessons

In French lessons centimes are like pennies or cents: 100 centimes make one franc (or one euro, in everyday French speech). In maths, money problems with centimes work like cents: 50 centimes = half a franc.

### Examples

- In Switzerland, one franc is a hundred centimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#x1)
- The bread cost two euros and fifty centimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#x2)
- A centime is like a cent or a penny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#x3)
- Grandpa has old French centime coins from his trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#x4)
- In maths: 250 centimes make 2.50 francs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#x5)
- «Ça coûte cinquante centimes» means «It costs fifty cents.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/#x6)

### Note

French word used in English: say «SON-teem». 1 centime = 1/100 of a franc. In the eurozone the official word is «cent», but French people say «centime». Do not confuse with «centimetre» (a length).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «centime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centime/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«centime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/centime.html) on Mova free.