What does yen mean?
Definitions for yen
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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 »
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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
With G7 talks underway, we could be lined up for another choppy session with little change amid swinging sentiment between a deal being stuck and bearish talk on Greece's chances of averting disaster," Farbod Mimeh, a junior dealer at Capital Spreads in London, said in a note to clients. http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-asian-shares-drop-dollar-at-highest-since-2002-against-yen-2089942
We're seeing a double whammy of yen strength combined with Japan Inc's tendency to give very conservative guidance, so you have to acknowledge some uncertainty over how much capex will actually be impacted by the stronger yen because we're unsure just how much exaggeration we're seeing in dim earnings forecasts.
Starting next year, with our 2016-2020 plan, our goal is to reach 5 trillion yen by 2020, what constitutes this 5 trillion will be quite different: Maybe 30 to 40 percent will be derived from the new businesses.
The market is used to seeing this by now, but if a deal isn't reached today, the euro could face selling pressure and dollar/yen could also see the same as risk appetite will be hurt.
There has been a moderation in risk aversion with European stocks and Wall Street stock futures in the green. That has seen the yen give up some of its recent gains, u.S. payrolls will be the focus, but I doubt it will change the current debate over whether the Federal Reserve will hike rates in the near term or not.
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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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