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    Ciento (en. Hundred)

    /ˈsjento/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Amount corresponding to the number 100.
    The price of the car is one hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
    El precio del coche es de ciento veinte mil dólares.
    Most commonly used cardinal number for counting.
    One hundred and fifty chairs are needed for the event.
    Se necesitan ciento cincuenta sillas para el evento.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'centum', which means hundred.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    one hundred percent
    It means to be completely sure or convinced.
    cien por cien
    one hundred cats
    Expression to indicate a large quantity or number.
    cien gatos
    one hundred ways
    It refers to the diversity of ways to do something.
    cien maneras

    Related Words

    hundredfold
    Group of one hundred units.
    centena
    one hundred one
    Number that follows one hundred.
    ciento uno
    one hundred twenty
    Number that follows one hundred ten.
    ciento veinte

    Slang Meanings

    Hundred in financial slang.
    The business had a return of a hundred in the first quarter.
    El negocio tuvo un retorno de ciento el primer trimestre.
    Colloquially used to emphasize quantity.
    I have hundreds of things to do today.
    Tengo ciento de cosas que hacer hoy.