sen1

[sen] /sɛn/
noun, plural sen.
1.
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Origin
1795-1805; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese qián; cf. chon

sen2

[sen] /sɛn/
noun, plural sen.
1.
a money of account of Cambodia, the 100th part of a riel.
Origin
< Khmer sein, probably Khmer pronunciation of the French abbreviation cent., for centime centime, on Cambodian coins

sen3

[sen] /sɛn/
noun, plural sen.
1.
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Brunei, the 100th part of a dollar.
2.
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Indonesia, the 100th part of a rupiah.
3.
a bronze, cupronickel, or copper-clad coin and monetary unit of Malaysia, the 100th part of a ringgit.
Also called cent.
Origin
1950-55; < Malay < English cent

sen.

1.
senate.
2.
senator.
3.
senior.
Also, sen.
Examples from the web for sen
  • Surya sen was always in hiding, moving from one place to another.
  • Some observers suggested that the controversial comments fueled sen.
British Dictionary definitions for sen

sen

/sɛn/
noun (pl) sen
1.
a monetary unit of Brunei, worth one hundredth of a dollar, Cambodia, worth one hundredth of a riel, Indonesia, worth one hundredth of a rupiah, Malaysia, worth one hundredth of a ringgit, and formerly of Japan (where it is still used as a unit of account)
Word Origin
C19: ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin

SEN

abbreviation (in Britain)
1.
(formerly) State Enrolled Nurse

Sen.

abbreviation
1.
senator
2.
senior
Related Abbreviations for sen

sen.

  1. senate
  2. senator
  3. senior