Yen
noun
The basic monetary unit of Japan.
I exchanged my dollars for yen before the trip to Tokyo
Often appears as...
- exchange rates for yen
- yen to dollar rate
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Academic
noun
A strong desire or longing for something.
She had a yen to travel around the world
Often appears as...
- yen for adventure
- have a yen
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
The basic monetary unit of Japan.
I exchanged my dollars for yen before the trip to Tokyo
Often appears as...
- exchange rates for yen
- yen to dollar rate
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A strong desire or longing for something.
She had a yen to travel around the world
Often appears as...
- yen for adventure
- have a yen
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Currency Symbol
Recognize the symbol ¥ for yen when dealing with prices and money in Japan.
The sushi set costs ¥1200.
Pro Tip 2/3Pronunciation Clarity
Ensure clear pronunciation as 'yen' can sound like 'yang' to non-native speakers.
I need to exchange my euros for yen.
Pro Tip 3/3Unit of Count
Yen doesn't pluralize; 'yen' refers to both single and multiple units of currency.
I paid 50,000 yen for that camera.
Pro Tip 1/3Currency Symbol
Recognize the symbol ¥ for yen when dealing with prices and money in Japan.
The sushi set costs ¥1200.
Pro Tip 2/3Pronunciation Clarity
Ensure clear pronunciation as 'yen' can sound like 'yang' to non-native speakers.
I need to exchange my euros for yen.
Pro Tip 3/3Unit of Count
Yen doesn't pluralize; 'yen' refers to both single and multiple units of currency.
I paid 50,000 yen for that camera.
Pro Tip 1/3Currency Symbol
Recognize the symbol ¥ for yen when dealing with prices and money in Japan.
The sushi set costs ¥1200.
Pro Tip 2/3Pronunciation Clarity
Ensure clear pronunciation as 'yen' can sound like 'yang' to non-native speakers.
I need to exchange my euros for yen.
Pro Tip 3/3Unit of Count
Yen doesn't pluralize; 'yen' refers to both single and multiple units of currency.
I paid 50,000 yen for that camera.
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What It Takes to Keep...
the water it turned into our tom our our cup to our yen and so crater took something that was bad and made it good for our people and you know those the legends just the firms were important to creator that there was a purpose for things
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Controlling time through...
ago I was in China making a documentary film called hooligan Sparrow I had been following some of the most courageous women's rights activists in China led by a woman named the year hai yen also known as hooligan sparrow they staged a
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The puzzle of motivation...
Well-compensated managers oversaw the whole thing to make sure it came in on budget and on time. A few years later, another encyclopedia got started. Different model, right? Do it for fun. No one gets paid a cent, or a euro or a yen.
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Ultrasound surgery --...
be treated by focused ultrasound we have better than surgery results in breasts but I have a message for the man here we heard yesterday yen talking about the adverse event rate in prostate cancer there is a unique opportunity now
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What It Takes to Keep...
the water it turned into our tom our our cup to our yen and so crater took something that was bad and made it good for our people and you know those the legends just the firms were important to creator that there was a purpose for things
Video examples
Controlling time through...
ago I was in China making a documentary film called hooligan Sparrow I had been following some of the most courageous women's rights activists in China led by a woman named the year hai yen also known as hooligan sparrow they staged a
Video examples
The puzzle of motivation...
Well-compensated managers oversaw the whole thing to make sure it came in on budget and on time. A few years later, another encyclopedia got started. Different model, right? Do it for fun. No one gets paid a cent, or a euro or a yen.
Video examples
Ultrasound surgery --...
be treated by focused ultrasound we have better than surgery results in breasts but I have a message for the man here we heard yesterday yen talking about the adverse event rate in prostate cancer there is a unique opportunity now
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
Gardeners may create order briefly out of chaos, but nature always gets the last word, and what it says is usually untidy by human standards. But I find all states of nature beautiful, and because I want to delight in my garden, not rule it, I just accept my yen to tame the chaos on one day and let the Japanese beetles run riot on the next.
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Howard Lutnick
American Businessman
I worked during summers on the foreign exchange desk as a dollar/yen broker for Noonan, Astley & Pierce. I used to write the chairman notes about how he could improve his business. And I met Bernie Cantor through this job.
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Carlos Ghosn
Brazilian Businessman
We are still keeping, as much as we can to the one million commitment that we made, hoping that at a certain point in time, the headwinds represented by the strength of the yen will be a little bit less strong.
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Martin Feldstein
American Economist
After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing volume of exports brings more yen and euros than they would if the dollar were more competitive.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
American Musician
The art of the three-minute song is more like journalism than writing a big 400-page book. You want to be brief, you want to make sense right yen and there. And sometimes that takes a bit of work.
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Mark Waters
American Director
My first inkling that I might have a yen for directing came when I realized I enjoyed creating plays for my various sports teams more than I actually liked playing the game.
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John Major
British Politician
Let's turn British inventions into British industries, British factories and British jobs. Let them make pounds for us, not dollars marks or yen for others.
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Yoshihiko Noda
Japanese Statesman
There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance.
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Iris Apfel
American Businesswoman
Understated jewellery is not for me. It's too itsy-bitsy. My husband is lucky, as I've never had a yen for real jewels.
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Naoto Kan
Japanese Politician
I am advocating a weak yen to a certain extent.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
Gardeners may create order briefly out of chaos, but nature always gets the last word, and what it says is usually untidy by human standards. But I find all states of nature beautiful, and because I want to delight in my garden, not rule it, I just accept my yen to tame the chaos on one day and let the Japanese beetles run riot on the next.
Quote examples
Howard Lutnick
American Businessman
I worked during summers on the foreign exchange desk as a dollar/yen broker for Noonan, Astley & Pierce. I used to write the chairman notes about how he could improve his business. And I met Bernie Cantor through this job.
Quote examples
Carlos Ghosn
Brazilian Businessman
We are still keeping, as much as we can to the one million commitment that we made, hoping that at a certain point in time, the headwinds represented by the strength of the yen will be a little bit less strong.
Quote examples
Martin Feldstein
American Economist
After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing volume of exports brings more yen and euros than they would if the dollar were more competitive.
Quote examples
Buffy Sainte-Marie
American Musician
The art of the three-minute song is more like journalism than writing a big 400-page book. You want to be brief, you want to make sense right yen and there. And sometimes that takes a bit of work.
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Mark Waters
American Director
My first inkling that I might have a yen for directing came when I realized I enjoyed creating plays for my various sports teams more than I actually liked playing the game.
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John Major
British Politician
Let's turn British inventions into British industries, British factories and British jobs. Let them make pounds for us, not dollars marks or yen for others.
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Yoshihiko Noda
Japanese Statesman
There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance.
Quote examples
Iris Apfel
American Businesswoman
Understated jewellery is not for me. It's too itsy-bitsy. My husband is lucky, as I've never had a yen for real jewels.
Quote examples
Naoto Kan
Japanese Politician
I am advocating a weak yen to a certain extent.
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