sen

¹ American  

[sen] / sɛn /

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.

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sen ² American  

[sen] / sɛn /

noun

plural

sen

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

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sen ³ American  

[sen] / sɛn /

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.

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sen. ⁴ American  

Or sen.

abbreviation

1. senate.

2. senator.

3. senior.

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Sen. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. senator

2. senior

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SEN ² British  

abbreviation

1. (formerly) State Enrolled Nurse

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sen ³ British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

"What makes these organisms particularly dangerous is their ability to survive conditions that kill many other microbes," said corresponding author Longfei Shu of Sun Yat sen University.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

A UniCredit logo is sen in downtown Rome, May 10, 2016.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2022

The menu features Lao dishes such as the rice noodle soup khao piak sen and beef noodle soup Lao pho.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2019

Or Chinese celery with its bitter pang; drippings from steamed chicken; and pickled garlic with its brine, all tossed in yum woon sen, a cool, summery heap of mung-bean noodles.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2016

I can still remember some Twi: Eti sen?

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins