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Definition of "yen" []

  • A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving. (noun)
  • To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn. (verb-intransitive)
  • See Table at currency. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "yen" in a sentence
  • "After having thus repeated ‘the neck’ three times, and ‘wee yen, ’ or ‘way yen’ as often, they all burst out into a kind of loud and joyous laugh, flinging up their hats and caps into the air, capering about and perhaps kissing the girls."
  • "3RD LD: Extra budget to top 2.7 trillion yen to cope with rising yen+"
  • "Providing support for the yen is the steady stream of Japanese companies converting foreign earnings back into their home currency."