What does yen mean?
Definitions for yen
yɛnyen
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word yen.
Princeton's WordNet
hankering, yennoun
a yearning for something or to do something
yenverb
the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languishverb
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
GCIDE
Yennoun
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.
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The yen is the official currency of Japan. It is represented by the symbol "¥" and is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is issued by the Bank of Japan, the country's central bank. Its smaller denomination is known as the sen, but because of inflation, coins less than one yen are no longer in use.
Webster Dictionary
Yen
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Yennoun
the unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Yen
yen, n. a Japanese gold or silver coin, used as the monetary unit since 1871, and now equivalent to about 2s. 0½d. of our money. [Jap.,—Chin. yuen, round, a dollar.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
YEN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yen is ranked #6671 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Yen surname appeared 5,066 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Yen.
89.1% or 4,515 total occurrences were Asian.
4.7% or 239 total occurrences were of two or more races.
3.9% or 200 total occurrences were White.
1.7% or 88 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.4% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
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Anagrams for yen »
nye
eyn
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yen in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of yen in a Sentence
The dollar/yen cross into 110 territory is significant because that's a psychological level, but the fact is Japanese exporters will be profitable even if the yen strengthens well beyond where it is now.
People who bought the yen and sold stocks last week seem to be unwinding their positions, the market will likely stay resilient this week as buying before the ex-dividend date should also help.
As many countries ease monetary policy, many currencies are falling, leading to rise in the dollar, much like the yen was expensive in the past.
Macro drivers such as hopes of additional easing by the Bank of Japan and further depreciation of the yen, have become much weaker, foreign investors could become net sellers of Japan stocks on an annual basis for the first time since 2008.
The BOJ might have tried to do something by opting for negative rates, but in reality the initiative belongs elsewhere. Dollar/yen is dictated by global risk sentiment, which also decides the trend in the currency market as a whole, the BOJ can only do so much. The markets see through the fact that the central bank's efforts would not be effective in the absence of domestic demand, which is up to the government to create through its policies.
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- ينArabic
- ienaAzerbaijani
- yenCzech
- yenDanish
- YenGerman
- γιενGreek
- jeno, enoEsperanto
- yen, deseo, ganas, desearSpanish
- ینPersian
- jeniFinnish
- jennurFaroese
- ienGalician
- येनHindi
- jenHungarian
- յենArmenian
- yenIndonesian
- jenIcelandic
- bramare, desiderareItalian
- 円, 圓Japanese
- 엔Korean
- yen'Latin
- येनMarathi
- yenMalay
- smachten, hartstochtelijk, yen, hartstocht, verlangenDutch
- yenNorwegian
- jenPolish
- yen, ienePortuguese
- yeniRomanian
- иенаRussian
- jen, јенSerbo-Croatian
- yenSwedish
- யென்Tamil
- యెన్Telugu
- เย็นThai
- yenTagalog
- yenTurkish
- ієнUkrainian
- ینUrdu
- yenasiUzbek
- yênVietnamese
- יעןYiddish
- 日元Chinese
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