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cent

noun as in red cent

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The company said in its latest earnings report that tariffs would reduce its 2025 earnings by 1 to 2 cents a share.

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“They thought they might be required to pay for parking, which was a problem as they only had thirty-five cents between them,” writes Mr. Pierce, “so instead they parked across the street.”

The company delivered solid 3Q results, with distributable earnings of 63 cents a share coming in just ahead of the consensus forecast at 62 cents.

Under the power price plans, the cost for key industries, such as chemical and steel production, is set to be reduced to five cents a kilowatt hour from 2026 to 2028.

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According to Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Joe Biden, the decline of a dollar in stock market wealth translates to two to three cents less in spending.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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