plural won also wons
the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea see Money Table
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
The value of the South Korean currency, the won, has dropped sharply, pushing up import prices.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
The opposition has slashed approximately 4.1 trillion won ($2.8 billion) from Yoon’s proposed 677 trillion won budget plan, cutting the government’s reserve fund and activity budgets for Yoon’s office, the prosecution, police and the state audit agency.
—Catherine McGrath, Fortune Asia, 3 Dec. 2024
The political uncertainty has pushed business and consumer confidence lower and caused the currency, the won, to plunge.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The won has fallen more than the Japanese yen since the start of October, despite the fact that the BOK has a smaller interest rate differential compared to the U.S. Federal Reserve, Holmes added.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
The value of the South Korean currency, the won, has dropped sharply, pushing up import prices.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
The opposition has slashed approximately 4.1 trillion won ($2.8 billion) from Yoon’s proposed 677 trillion won budget plan, cutting the government’s reserve fund and activity budgets for Yoon’s office, the prosecution, police and the state audit agency.
—Catherine McGrath, Fortune Asia, 3 Dec. 2024
The political uncertainty has pushed business and consumer confidence lower and caused the currency, the won, to plunge.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Won.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/won. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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