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Yen Money Relation Jen Noun 1[Countable Plural Standard

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1[countable] (plural yen) the standard unit of money in Japan: symbol ¥
2the 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.

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