cental

[ sen-tl ]

noun

1. hundredweight ( def 1 ).
2. Chiefly British. a hundredweight of 112 pounds (50.8 kilograms).

cental

/ ˈsɛntəl /

noun

1. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)

Word History and Origins

Origin of cental¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin cent(um) 100 + (quint)al

Word History and Origins

Origin of cental¹

C19: from Latin centum hundred

Example Sentences

That happened after Mr. Powell’s July news conference, when the chair hinted that rate increases might soon slow, and investors incorrectly began to expect an imminent cental bank retreat.

From New York Times

Last week, the cental bank raised interest rates by half a percentage point, disappointing some who thought that the move would be larger.

From New York Times

Al-Shabab continues to hold large swaths of territory out of Mogadishu, in the rural cental part of the country, and in southern Somalia.

From Fox News

He has largely supported the cental brank's tougher stance, though he has indicated he's open to easing regulations for smaller and regional banks.

From Los Angeles Times

Though he was largely self-taught, that year he shipped, he wrote, ten thousand centals of wheat to San Francisco.

From The New Yorker