the yen

noun

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: the value of the yen compared with the value of the money of other countries
The yen fell against the U.S. dollar.

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Acting as a never-closing ATM or allowing the yen to remain at 40-year lows hasn’t revived Japan’s animal spirits in 27 years. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Japan has been struggling with higher energy prices as the Middle East crisis has hit supplies, while historic weakness in the yen, amplified by elevated oil prices, has further pushed up import costs. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Brookings senior fellow Robin Brooks wrote last week that Tokyo's interventions can't fix that underlying problem, and predicts the yen will fall further to 170 per dollar. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 7 July 2026 Japan imports nearly all of its oil and gas, and the yen’s recent decline to near a 40-year low has added to those concerns given recent high oil prices. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the yen

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“The yen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20yen. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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