cent

A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

It's true. 1.7 cents to make 1 cent. That really makes the phrase “you have to spend money to make money” ring painfully true.

A small sum of money.

He blew every last cent.

Every cent aside from his own expenses for the barest kind of living went to his down-and-out buddies.

A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.

A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).

A hundredth of a semitone or half step.