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yen

noun (MONEY)
 
 
/jen/ (plural yen)

Definition

[C] (symbol ¥) the standard unit of money used in Japan: She earns 400,000 yen a month as an English teacher in Tokyo.Currencies the yen [S] the value of the yen, used in comparing the values of different types of money from around the world: The yen fell/rose against (= was worth less/more compared to) the dollar today.
(Definition of yen noun (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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