# centime

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.
2. A coin having face value of one centime.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French centime. By surface analysis, cent- + -ime. Doublet of centim, centimo, and santim.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/centime