yen¹ Definition
yen (yen)
noun pl. yen
the basic monetary unit of Japan
Etymology: SinoJpn en, lit., round
yen² Definition
yen (yen)
noun
☆ Informal a strong longing or desire
Etymology: prob. < Cantonese yan, smoke (n.), opium
intransitive verb yenned, yen′·ning
Informal to have a yen (for); long; yearn
yen* Synonyms
yen Finance Definition
yen Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cost: An optional AC adaptor will cost 945 yen, and a desktop holder will cost 630 yen.
- rise: Don't bother Published: 02 March 2006 Do you fancy a stint teaching English in the land of the rising yen?
- sell: Goldman sold 45 billion yen of shares in Japan's first hotel REIT in February.
- get: Las Vegas Elvis Weddings Got a yen for Elvis?
- have: Should you have a yen to look at the sea there are seven miles of sandy beach at Burnham-on-Sea.
- pay: But Gen and Ryuta are being paid 10 yen a day to look after the cantankerous fool.
Preposition: against
dollar: The rise in interest rates on government bonds has also contributed to a rise in the yen against the dollar further squeezing Japanese exports.
Adjective modifier
- Japanese: The pound firmed against the Japanese yen, reaching a new five hear high at 224 yen in March.
- weak: Analysts said the improvement had come because of a weaker yen and more optimism about company earnings.
- wee: Then they change their cry to " wee yen!
Modifies a noun
- card: There were 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 3,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen cards.
- worth: More importantly, they estimate 112 trillion yen worth of damage will be caused.
- coin: But rather than choosing a product, the crooks in this case press for coin return and the machine returns a 500 yen coin.
- depreciation: Still, an overseas acquisition spree could follow a yuan strengthening, just as it did the yen depreciation.
- trading: It would also be offset by greater U.S. dollar and yen trading against the Euro.
Possessives
weakness: Last week, a German official said the yen's weakness against the euro would be brought up at the meeting.
Preposition: for
year: The answer as far as I'm concerned is definitely yes and the yen for next year is starting to be unbearable already.
Preposition: per
year: Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland infected by bacteria that decreases milk production and costs 69 billion yen per year in Japan.
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