[jɛn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the basic monetary unit of Japan.


Phrases:

Origin:
from Japanese en ‘round’

[jɛn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a longing or yearning
(e.g: the continuing boom in the economy is allowing many consumers to indulge their yen for high-end toys)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century (in the sense ‘craving for a drug’): probably from Chinese yǎn ‘craving’, possibly reinforced by yān ‘opium’

[jɛn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- feel a longing or yearning
(e.g: it's no use yenning for the old simplicities)


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Origin: