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