Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cent \Cent\, n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See {Hundred}.]
   1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts
      in a hundred.

   2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar,
      formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.

   3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so
      called because 100 points won the game. --Nares.

Source : WordNet®

cent
     n 1: a fractional monetary unit of several countries
     2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
        [syn: {penny}, {centime}]