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jun

/dʒʌn/

Meanings
noun
A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.

Examples :

""Because of inflation, even a single jun wouldn't buy you anything in the market." "
economy finance unit value amount

Related Words

Illustration south

south noun

/sæoθ/ /sʌʊθ/ /saʊθ/

One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.

"The school's new building is located in the south of town. "

Illustration single

single noun

/ˈsɪŋɡəl/

A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.

"My grandfather played a single of Elvis Presley at the family gathering. "

Illustration equal

equal noun

/ˈiːkwəl/

A person or thing of equal status to others.

"This beer has no equal."

Illustration anything

anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

Someone or something of importance.

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration formerly

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

At some time in the past

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

Illustration north

north noun

/noːθ/ /nɔːθ/ /noɹθ/

One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.

"Minnesota is in the north of the USA."

Illustration market

market noun

/ˈmɑːkɪt/ /ˈmɑɹkɪt/

A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic.

"The privilege to hold a weekly market was invaluable for any feudal era burgh."

Illustration unit

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed a specific unit of vitamin D for the patient's bone health. "

Illustration monetary

monetary adjective

/ˈmʌnɪtəɹi/ /ˈmɑnɪteɹi/

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

"The monetary value of the scholarship was enough to cover tuition fees. "

Illustration inflation

inflation noun

/ɪnˈfleɪʃən/

An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas.

"The inflation of the balloon took five hours."

Illustration hundredth

hundredth noun

/ˈhʌndɹɛdθ/

The person or thing in the hundredth position.

"The hundredth student to arrive at school received a small prize. "