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How to pronounce “nickel”

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Pronunciation guide for nickel

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of nickel with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Hidden Cost of the Green Transition’s Mineral Rushthe largest producer of nickel, ruptured.
Definition summary: (uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

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The Hidden Cost of the Green Transition’s Mineral Rush

the largest producer of nickel, ruptured.

[Noun]
(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.
(US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.
(US, slang, by extension) Five hundred dollars.
(US, slang, sometimes the nickel or the hot nickel) Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.
(slang) A playing card with the rank of five
(US, slang) A five-year prison sentence.
(American football) A defensive formation with five defensive backs, one of whom is a nickelback, instead of the more-common four.
(UK, World War II) An airborne propaganda leaflet.
[Adjective]
(US, idiomatic, somewhat dated) Synonym of cheap: Low price and/or low value.
[Verb]
(transitive) To plate with nickel.
(UK, World War II) To distribute airborne leaflet propaganda.

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