yen
US /jɛn/
Definition
a yearning for something or to do something
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The price of the machine was listed in yen on the invoice.
Collocations
- Easy pay in Japanese yento give money in exchange for goods or services regarding in Japanese yen
- Medium foreign exchange yen trading deskdescribing foreign exchange yen trading desk (of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own))
- Hard central bank intervention to prop up the depreciating yendescribing central bank intervention to prop up the depreciating yen (a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication)
- Very Hard an insatiable yen for power that brooks no rivalsreferring to an insatiable yen for power that brooks no rivals
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.