yen
[noun]
Synonyms: longing, ache, craving, desire, hankering, hunger, itch, passion, thirst, yearning

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

yen /jen/ noun
[Sense 1-2: Date: 1800-1900; Language: Japanese; Origin: en, from Chinese yuan; ⇒ yuan]
[Sense 3: Date: 1900-2000; Language: Chinese; Origin: yan]

1. [countable] (plural yen) the standard unit of money in Japan: symbol ¥

2. the yen the value of Japanese money in relation to the money of other countries:
The dollar fell by 24 percent against the yen (=decreased in value in relation to the yen) between 1970 and 1973.

3. [singular] a strong desire
yen for
a yen for foreign travel
yen to do something
She’d always had a yen to write a book.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

yen
noun
 ⇒ Note at CURRENCY

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