yen — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

advantageous, against, big, fatal, gold, lovely, new, over

She had a big yen for Italian food ever since her first trip to Rome.

VERB + YEN

costs, fed, got, pay, value, winning

She got yen to travel abroad after watching that documentary about Japan.

YEN + NOUN

allowances, c, charity, diana, han, japanese, knowledge, month

She donated a thousand yen to charity after visiting the temple in Kyoto.

PREP.

from, in, in, into, on

She has a real yen for travel and hopes to visit Japan next year.

Definitions

noun

1

The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

Passing by those clauses of it which demand no notice, we arrive at that which provides that "each proposal (for purchase) must state the price per picul of rice in gold yen." But why in gold yen, a coin as yet so scarce as to be almost beyond the ken of the foreign merchant?

Does any one however believe that Japan's glorious achievements would have been possible, if the Government of that country had merely poured money like water on its standing battalions, unaugmented by reserves, and the magnificent spirit of every man, woman and child in that country had not been behind the Army to support it? Japan's ordinary budget for the Army is only about 37.3 millions yen, or a little under six crores of rupees.

2

A coin or note worth one yen.

When banks lend, they create money out of nothing, without withdrawing it from other parts of the economy. This way, fiscal policy would not have crowded out private-sector activity yen by yen, as actually happened.

noun

1

A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

humankind's yen for knowledge

She repeated the words: "You for me and me for you," then hummed: "Two for tea and tea for two …" Her voice trailed off … "All I got is a yen for Diana and my sweet little cute little Zigzag."

verb

1

To have a strong desire for.

Yenning, groaning, longing after.

"Listen, I'm in Tom Bleutcher's suite at The Brompton House. Been here the whole Almighty morning. Olga wants you to have lunch with us." / "Olga? Who's she?" / "His daughter. You made a big hit with her last time they was in town. Come on down." / "Get the new writer." / "I got no new writer. Anyway she yens for you. Come on down."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a yearning for something or to do something

hankering

verb — have a desire for something or someone who is not present

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Passing by those clauses of it which demand no notice, we arrive at that which provides that "each proposal (for purchase) must state the price per picul of rice in gold yen." But why in gold yen, a c

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Does any one however believe that Japan's glorious achievements would have been possible, if the Government of that country had merely poured money like water on its standing battalions, unaugmented b

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03

Taking the cue from his neighbours, Paul fed three 1000 yen notes into a machine beside the TV screen and the silent screen immediately exploded into a kaleidoscope of colours and instructions in Japa

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04

humankind's yen for knowledge

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05

She repeated the words: "You for me and me for you," then hummed: "Two for tea and tea for two …" Her voice trailed off … "All I got is a yen for Diana and my sweet little cute little Zigzag."

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Like most middle-westerners, I have never had any but the vaguest race prejudices—I always had a secret yen for the lovely Scandinavian blondes who sat on porches in St. Paul but hadn’t emerged enough

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Usage Notes

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