'Yen' definitions:

Definition of 'yen'

From: WordNet
noun
A yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering, yen]
noun
The basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
verb
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" [syn: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]

Definition of 'Yen'

From: GCIDE
  • Ye \Y"["e]\ ([=e]"e), n.; pl. {Y["e]n} ([=e]"en). An eye. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • From his y["e]n ran the water down. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Yen'

From: GCIDE
  • Yen \Yen\, n. 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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