sen
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A small money unit equal to one hundredth of a main currency in some Asian countries
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sen
- She saved up 200 sen to buy a snack from the vending machine.
Examples
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The price of the ticket was only 500 sen, making it affordable for everyone.
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Itu lima lembar satu dolar... Dua koin 25 sen.
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The one yen, fifty sen of that occasion was an enormous amount for the old woman.
Fiction book (1992) -
In Indonesia, you can find coins worth 10 sen at many stores.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sen names a small coin used in several Asian countries that is 'one hundredth' of the main currency. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word cent, which comes from a word for 'one hundred', so sen works like a 'cent' — a small part, 'one hundredth', of the main unit.