yen

Yen is Japanese currency, or a strong desire.

(noun)

  1. An example of a yen is what those in Japan use for money.
  2. An example of a yen is someone's strong want to have a specific type of job.

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See yen in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. yen

the basic monetary unit of Japan

Origin: SinoJpn en, lit., round

noun

Informal a strong longing or desire

Origin: prob. < Cantonese yan, smoke (n.), opium

intransitive verb yenned, yenning

Informal to have a yen (for); long; yearn

See yen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving.
intransitive verb yenned yenned, yen·ning, yens
To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn.

Origin:

Origin: Chinese (Cantonese) uên, hope, wish

Origin: , equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) yuàn

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noun pl. yen yen
See Table at currency.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese en

Origin: , from Chinese (Mandarin) yuán, dollar

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