Homophones - Cent v Scent

Cent (noun) - 100 cents make a dollar

Ø     A call from Malaysia to China would cost approximately (=about) 5 cents a minute.

Ø     The euro rose two cents against the dollar on the foreign exchanges today.

Scent (noun)

1.              a pleasant natural smell.

Ø     My grandmother just loves the scent of roses.

2.              a smell produced by animals that acts as signals to other animals.

Ø     The fugitive managed to escape from the police when the dogs lost his scent near the river.