Yen

Word YEN
Character 3
Hyphenation ‖Yen
Pronunciations /jɛn/

Definitions and meanings of "Yen"

What do we mean by yen?

A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving. noun

To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn. intransitive verb

A dialectal form of yon.

The monetary unit of Japan since 1871, represented noun

By a gold coin weighing 1.666 grams, .900 fine, and thus practically equal in value to the United States gold dollar; and noun

By a silver coin weighing 26.956 grams (416 grains), .900 fine, and thus about equal to the silver dollar of the United States. noun

A name given by the Indians about the Klamath Lakes of Oregon to the short-nosed sucker, Chasmistes brevirostris. noun

A variant of eyen, plural of eye. noun

The unit of value and account in Japan. The yen is equal to 100 sen. From Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, to about 1913 the value of the yen was about 50 cents. In 1997 and 1998 the value of the yen varied from 80 per U. S. dollar to 120 per dollar. noun

The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen. noun

A coin or note worth one yen. noun

A strong desire, urge, or yearning. noun

To have a strong desire for. verb

Have a desire for something or someone who is not present verb

The basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen noun

A yearning for something or to do something noun

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

A coin or note worth one yen.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Yen

The word "yen" in example sentences

After having thus repeated ‘the neck’ three times, and ‘wee yen, ’ or ‘way yen’ as often, they all burst out into a kind of loud and joyous laugh, flinging up their hats and caps into the air, capering about and perhaps kissing the girls. ❋ Unknown (1922)

3RD LD: Extra budget to top 2.7 trillion yen to cope with rising yen+ ❋ Unknown (2009)

Providing support for the yen is the steady stream of Japanese companies converting foreign earnings back into their home currency. ❋ Tom Lauricella (2010)

Perhaps that is what we call yen fen (predestined romance); they started dating each other soon afterward, and tied the knot after six months. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you've been here for a few days, you've probably learned that yen is easy enough to spend quickly in the metropolis. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

"We think the dollar-yen is going to stay at around the current 80 yen level and we don't expect to see the yen marching steadily higher," Mr. Tanaka said at a news conference. ❋ Daisuke Wakabayashi (2010)

The strong yen is proving to be tough to beat for a number of Japanese exporters. ❋ Juro Osawa (2010)

If you ve been here for a few days, you ve probably learned that yen is easy enough to spend quickly in the metropolis. ❋ Lonely Planet (2010)

Holding more than 60 trillion yen (about $740 billion) in yen-denominated debt, the country's nine major life-insurance companies have provided a crucial underpinning for the government-bond market. ❋ Megumi Fujikawa (2010)

Different trading systems report different levels as the all-time low in the dollar against the yen, but 79.75 yen is widely viewed as the benchmark figure for the all-time low. ❋ Andrew J. Johnson (2010)

This week, that trend has slowed a bit, with investors moving to hedge against near-term yen, euro and dollar swings. ❋ Neil Shah (2011)

Fujitsu lowered its revenue outlook to 4.67 trillion yen from a July forecast of 4.8 trillion yen. ❋ Daisuke Wakabayashi (2010)

Reuters Sorry, Ben, and congratulations, Yukichi: 10,000 yen is now worth more than $123. ❋ Megumi Fujikawa (2010)

But it lowered its revenue outlook to 4.670 trillion yen from the 4.800 trillion yen it announced in July, blaming clients 'cutback in outlays on information and communication technology in the U.S. and Europe, as well as the yen's strength. ❋ Juro Osawa (2010)

In Nomura's cash-cow retail brokerage, revenue dropped 21% to 87.8 billion yen from the prior quarter due to the strong yen and extremely sluggish client activity over the summer months. ❋ Atsuko Fukase (2010)

Up 14% since early June, the yen is now near its all-time high of 79.75 to the dollar. ❋ Takashi Mochizuki (2010)

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