sen

/sɛn/
noun
  1. A unit of money in Japan, equal to one hundredth of a yen.
    • The price was listed as 50 sen, but the shopkeeper rounded it up to 1 yen.
    • In old Japan, a single sen could buy a small piece of candy.
    • The vending machine accepted coins of 10 sen and higher.
  2. A unit of money in Cambodia, equal to one hundredth of a riel.
    • The market vendor calculated the total to the nearest sen.
    • The bus fare was 500 riel and 20 sen.
    • She found a 5-sen coin on the street in Phnom Penh.
  3. A unit of money in Indonesia, equal to one hundredth of a rupiah.
    • Old Indonesian coins often had values in sen.
    • The price of a newspaper was 200 rupiah and 50 sen.
    • The shopkeeper gave me change in sen coins.
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