1. a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of the basic unit of currency in various Latin American countries

Examples

• The price was 50 centavos.
• He counted his centavos carefully before making the purchase.
• The coin was worth only a few centavos.
• She saved every centavo to buy the book.
• The merchant asked for 25 centavos for the candy.
• One peso equals 100 centavos in Mexico.