yenyen /jen/ noun 
The dollar fell by 24 percent against the yen (=decreased in value in relation to the yen) between 1970 and 1973.3[singular] a strong desireyen for a yen for foreign travelyen to do something She’d always had a yen to write a book.
WORD ORIGINyen
Origin:
1-2 1800-1900 Japanese en, from Chinese yuan; ➔ YUAN3 1900-2000 Chinese yanEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- You may have a yen to go to a real pub.
WORD SETS
bob, nounbureau de change, nouncent, nouncentime, nounchange, verbC-note, nouncoin, verbcoinage, nounconvertible, adjectivecrown, nouncurrency, nouncurrency peg, nound., decimalization, noundenomination, nounDeutschmark, noundevalue, verbdime, noundinar, noundollar, noundoubloon, noundough, noundrachma, nounducat, nounexchange rate, nounfarthing, nounfifty, numberfirm, adjectivefiver, nounfive-spot, nounfloat, verbforeign exchange, nounFr, franc, noungold, noungold card, noungroat, nounguilder, nounguinea, nounhalf crown, nounhalf dollar, nounhalfpenny, nounha'penny, nounhard currency, nounkrona, nounkrone, nounKrugerrand, nounlegal tender, nounlira, nounmark, nounmill, nounmint, nounmint, verbmoney, nounmoney supply, nounnickel, nounnote, nounp., paper money, nounparity, nounpence, nounpennies, penny, nounpennyworth, nounpetrodollars, nounpiece, nounquarter, nounquid, nounrand, nounrate of exchange, nounrevalue, verbriyal, nounrouble, nounruble, nounrupee, nounsawbuck, nounshekel, nounshilling, nounsilver, nounsilver dollar, nounsingle, nounsingle currency, nounsixpence, nounsoft currency, nounsovereign, nounsterling, nounstrong, adjectivetenner, nounthreepence, nounthreepenny bit, nountraveller's cheque, nountuppence, nountuppeny, adjectivetwopenny, adjectiveweaken, verbyen, nounyuan, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The dollar fell by 24 percent against the yen (=decreased in value in relation to the yen) between 1970 and 1973. She’d always had a yen to write a book.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[countable] (plural yen) the standard unit of money in Japan: symbol ¥2the yen the value of Japanese money in relation to the money of other countries: The dollar fell by 24 percent against the yen (=decreased in value in relation to the yen) between 1970 and 1973. She’d always had a yen to write a book.· Only the Tokyo market rallied, as foreign buyers returned after recent worries about the effect of a stronger yen.· The stronger yen has also made foreign-made cars less expensive.
· Solomon said the weaker yen is likely to start weighing on earnings.· A weak yen creates havoc in several ways for Detroit.· To be sure, some investors feel the impact of a weaker yen on bonds may be limited.
VERB· When investors sell marks for yen, they generally sell marks for dollars first and then use the proceeds to buy yen.· Well, to Alexander, it would suggest buying yen.· In Tokyo trading, the dollar bought 105. 57 yen, up 0. 25.· The central bank also bought about 200 billion yen in government bonds outright.
· The dollar was little changed against the yen during Tokyo trading, and the government bond market barely moved.
· Keihin Electric climbed 16 yen to 656 yen -- the highest close since Sept. 6, 1994.
· It was quoted at 105. 60 yen, down from 105. 63 yen in New York.· The mark was quoted at 72. 57 yen, down from 72. 61 yen in New York.· The fourth big builder, Taisei Corp., predicts profits of 25 billion yen, down 28. 5 percent.
· The dollar could fall to about 104 yen by the end of this month, he added.· A falling yen should help a bit, though domestic industries such as construction, retailing and property will not benefit.· A falling yen may hurt bonds, he said.· It fell 1 yen to 910 yen.· Its price fell 94 yen per 50, 000 in face value.· Once the dollar dips below 104 yen, it could fall close to 103 yen, Morikuni said.· Sumitomo Metal Mining shares fell 40 yen to 1, 000.
· It fell 1 yen to 910 yen.· Its price fell 94 yen per 50, 000 in face value.· Sumitomo Metal Mining shares fell 40 yen to 1, 000.
· The jusen are saddled with 6. 27 trillion yen in uncollectible loans.
· It lost 220 yen, or 2. 9 percent, to close near a six-month low of 7350 yen.· Sanwa Bank lost 30 yen to 1, 980, and Mitsui Trust fell 70 yen to 1, 030.
· This, in turn, has helped government-bond yields to rise and the yen to appreciate.· Trading house Nissho Iwai Corp. stock rose 38 yen to 581 yen -- the highest close since January 9, 1992.· Smelting rose 4 yen to 436.· Last week, the dollar rose above 105 yen.· Smelting rose 8 yen to 440 and Mitsui Mining Co.· Kurabo shares rose 5 yen, or 1 percent, to 485 yen.· Last year, Sanyo had semiconductor earnings of 280 billion yen, which could rise to 310 billion yen this year.· Mitsui Mining rose 4 yen to 436 yen -- the highest since Jan. 12 last year.
· When investors sell marks for yen, they generally sell marks for dollars first and then use the proceeds to buy yen.
· The dollar was little changed against the yen during Tokyo trading, and the government bond market barely moved.· It was down more than half a yen in recent trading to 105. 43.· It has remained within a 100-105 yen trading range for more than two months.
· Dollar: 104. 93 yen, up 0. 40; 1. 4360 marks, off 0. 0030.· Dollar: 105. 25 yen, up 0. 38; 1. 4425 marks, off 0. 0035.· Dollar: 104. 87 yen, up 0. 94; 1. 4460 marks, up 0. 0090.· In Tokyo trading, the dollar bought 105. 57 yen, up 0. 25.· The dollar was changing hands at 105. 57 yen, up 0. 25 yen.
· Export oriented stocks were lifted by the weakening yen.· It has seen a weakening yen, which normally helps stock prices rise.· A weakening of the yen against the dollar diminishes returns to investors who change their proceeds into stronger currencies.
The dollar fell by 24 percent against the yen (=decreased in value in relation to the yen) between 1970 and 1973.3[singular] a strong desireyen for a yen for foreign travelyen to do something She’d always had a yen to write a book.