sent

¹

[ sent ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of send ¹.

sent

²

[ sent ]

noun

, plural sent·i [sen, -tee], sents.

1. a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a kroon.

sent

¹

/ sɛnt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of send 1 send 2

sent

²

/ sɛnt /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Estonia, worth one hundredth of a kroon

Word History and Origins

Origin of sent¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from Estonian senti (compare Finnish sentti ), from Latin centum “hundred”; centum ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sent¹

C19: ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin

Example Sentences

This automatically makes your money less valuable and transfer fees in receiving countries can vary between 10 and 20 percent of the sent amount.

From Popular-Science

My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.

From The Daily Beast

From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.

From The Daily Beast

I suspect [Teresa] will get money sent in to her, so she can shop at the commissary.

From The Daily Beast

Leelah Alcorn's message was sent, and heard, and things started changing.

From The Daily Beast

President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.

From The Daily Beast

I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.

From Project Gutenberg

The Spaniards captured two schooners, having on board 22 officers and 30 men, all of whom were hanged or sent to the mines.

From Project Gutenberg

Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.

From Project Gutenberg

Twice a year the formal invitation was sent out by the old nobleman to his only son, and to his two nephews.

From Project Gutenberg

Messa urges the king to send a new governor, and gives his advice as to the character of him who should be sent.

From Project Gutenberg