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How to pronounce yen in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ache, languish, pine, yearn
Type of yearn, hanker, long
Has types die
Type Words
Synonyms hankering
Type of hungriness, longing, yearning
Type Words
Type of japanese monetary unit

Examples of yen

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Shares of Kobe Steel fell 3 percent to 190 yen at the close of trading in Tokyo.
From the bloomberg.com
In currencies, the dollar was higher against the yen but lower against the euro.
From the washingtonpost.com
The dollar was essentially unchanged against the yen at 81.73 yen to the dollar.
From the online.wsj.com
Both the yen and the Swiss franc have been bolstered by their safe-haven appeal.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Right now, Sakurai said the estimates range from 16 trillion to 25 trillion yen.
From the cnn.com
A weaker yen could boost exports by making Japanese goods cheaper to foreigners.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
A stronger yen reduces the value of exporters'overseas profits when repatriated.
From the abcnews.go.com
It touched 59.91 yen, the lowest since July 16, and lost 4.9 percent this month.
From the bloomberg.com
Like the Japanese yen, the dollar has effectively become a carry-trade currency.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Ache: have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
  • Hankering: a yearning for something or to do something
  • The basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
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  • The unit of Japanese currency, equal to 100 sen; A coin or note worth one yen; To have a strong desire for
  • (yens) You, you all; used in referring to a group that includes one's audience
  • The basic monetary unit of currency in Japan, as originally derived from Chinese YUAN (circular / round); see LEGAL TENDER. Also, an Americanism for desire, want, fancy, appetite, urge, yearning, longing, hankering, pining, aching; adapted from Chinese dialect for craving or addiction.