transcription, транскрипция: [ jen ]
( yen)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The yen is the unit of currency used in Japan.
She’s got a part-time job for which she earns 2,000 yen a month.
N-COUNT : usu num N
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The yen is also used to refer to the Japanese currency system.
...sterling’s devaluation against the dollar and the yen.
N-SING : the N
2.
If you have a yen to do something, you have a strong desire to do it.
Mike had a yen to try cycling...
= yearning
N-SING : usu a N , N to-inf , N for n