Yen

Quick meaning: Yen is a noun meaning The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

Meaning

The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

More Meanings

1. A coin or note worth one yen.
2. A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
3. (transitive) To have a strong desire for.
4. (slang) Opium.

Example Sentences

humankind's yen for knowledge

She repeated the words: "You for me and me for you," then hummed: "Two for tea and tea for two …" Her voice trailed off … "All I got is a yen for Diana and my sweet little cute little Zigzag."

When banks lend, they create money out of nothing, without withdrawing it from other parts of the economy. This way, fiscal policy would not have crowded out private-sector activity yen by yen, as actually happened.

Micron said in a statement that it would bring extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan, becoming the first semiconductor company to do so, and expected to invest up to 500 billion yen ($3.6 billion) with support from the Japanese government.

Word Forms

• yens
• yenning
• yenned

Synonyms for yen

Depending on context, synonyms include craving, desire, hankering, jones, longing, urge.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include long, hankering, yearn, ache, languish, pine.

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