sen

¹

[ sen ]

noun

, plural sen.

1. a money of account of Japan, one 100th of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.

sen

²

[ sen ]

noun

, plural sen.

1. a money of account of Cambodia, one 100th of a riel.

sen

³

[ sen ]

noun

, plural sen.

1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Indonesia, one 100th of a rupiah.
2. a bronze, cupronickel, or copper-clad coin and monetary unit of Malaysia, one 100th of a ringgit.

sen.

⁴

or sen.

abbreviation for

1. senate.
2. senator.
3. senior.

SEN

¹

abbreviation for

1. (formerly) State Enrolled Nurse

Sen.

²

abbreviation for

1. senator
2. senior

sen

³

/ sɛn /

noun

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 History and Origins

Origin of sen¹

First recorded in 1725–35; from Japanese, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese qián; chon

Origin of sen²

First recorded in 1960–65; from Khmer sein, probably Khmer pronunciation of the French abbreviation cent., for centime ( centime ), stamped on Cambodian coins

Origin of sen³

First recorded in 1950–55; from Malay, from English cent

Word History and Origins

Origin of sen¹

C19: ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin

Example Sentences

They call me sen, anti-Semitic, which is not true.

From Salon

Uber Eats has sen an acceleration in demand since mid-March, with 89 percent year-over-year gross bookings growth in April excluding India.

From The Verge

Not surprisingly, when the president Trump the "white power" video on Twitter he also described his supporters sen in the clip as "great people."

From Salon

“Today 3 sen can buy nothing. I think every treaty needs to be revised because the cost of living changes,” he said.

From Washington Times

“We’ve been known to come out lazy in the second half, so it was huge to do that,” senior Cal Han­sen said of the scoring spree.

From Seattle Times