Centimes

MY money oozed awayto eight francs, to four francs, to one franc, to twenty-five centimes; and twenty-five centimes is useless, for it will buy nothing except a newspaper. ❋ Unknown (1933)

Its worst fault was more political than economical: it was the 45 centimes, that is to say, the sudden increase by 45 per cent, of the direct taxes. ❋ Alexis De Tocqueville (1832)

Thus, for every kilo of wax or copal screwed out of the natives at a cost of five centimes or less, he received into his pocket a bonus of fifteen centimes, that is to say the bonus to Meeus was three times what the natives got; if by any laxity or sense of justice, the cost of the wax or copal rose to six centimes a kilo, Meeus only got ten centimes bonus, and so on. ❋ Unknown (1907)

"For two centimes I'd come over there and drown you, you white beast!" ❋ Unknown (2010)

My deux centimes: My dear spouse is French and one of my (not his) favorite parlor games is counting how many syllables it takes to say something in French vs in English. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Considering that the anthology assignment would only have paid 6 US cents (4.3 centimes in Euros) per word, and these translations pay 11 centimes (15 cents US) per word ... it behooves me to do the translations, in what time I have between trips and other obligations. ❋ Desayunoencama (2009)

The modest recovery in risk appetite commingled with widespread rumors that the central bank was prepared to raise the euro/franc target rate by an additional 10 centimes, driving the franc sharply lower across the board. ❋ Javier E. David (2011)

I wonder whether to "fill 'er up" with Sans Plomb* 98 (better for the engine?) or Sans Plomb 95 (a few centimes less and just as suitable for my car). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Meanwhile, the common currency traded barely 1.5 centimes from the 1.20 franc level that the Swiss National Bank has established as a beachhead against a strong franc. ❋ Javier E. David (2012)

So certain Parisian bourgeoisie are better off, with new windows and 50 centimes extra in their wallets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In walks this four foot tall, slim elderly French woman, says something to the barman, he gives her a tiny glass of what I thought was red wine, she downs it in one gulp, puts her 50 centimes on the counter and walks out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“Toto,” a story in La Strega, and Other Stories, by Ouida (1899): They had good health, good appetites, good tempers, good neighbors; and if many would have thought it a hard life to serve in a little dark shop all day, and spend the evenings counting up sous and centimes, they did not think so. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Shares in Petroplus fell 84% to 24 centimes 26 U.S. cents. ❋ Konstantin Rozhnov (2012)

We saw one located in the busy area next to the open market and put our 20 centimes into the slot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

ABB also boosted its operating cash flow 31% to $1.78 billion from $1.36 billion, allowing the company to lift its dividend 6% to 54 Swiss centimes (50 U.S. cents) per share, up from 48 centimes. ❋ Goran Mijuk (2010)