sent 1 (s nt)v. Past tense and past participle of send1. |
| sent 2 (snt) n. pl. sen·ti (s n t ) See Table at currency. [Estonian, from English cent.] |
sent1
vb
the past tense and past participle of send1 and send2
sent2
n pl -ti
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a monetary unit of Estonia, worth one hundredth of a kroon
[ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin]
sent
- coals to Newcastle - Something brought or sent to a place where it is already plentiful; it is a reference to the English town of Newcastle upon Tyne, historically a major coal exporter.
- envoy - Pronounced EN-voy, it literally means "sent on one's way."
- epistle - From Greek epistole, "something sent to someone."
- India ink - Originally applied to Chinese and Japanese pigments made into solid blocks and sent to Europe through India.
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| Noun | 1. | sent - 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia Estonian monetary unit - monetary unit in Estonia |
| Adj. | 1. | sent - caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted unsent - not dispatched or transmitted; "the letter remained unwritten and unsent" |
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