Definitions
Etymologies
- From Mandarin 元 (yuán). (Wiktionary)
- Chinese (Mandarin) yuán, dollar. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The U.S., as expected, opted not to name China a currency manipulator though it called the yuan appreciation "insufficient.”
The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Criticizes Japan, China on Currencies
“As The Wall Street Journal's Lingling Wei reported Wednesday , the Bank of China here in the U.S. has started allowing American customers to open an account and to invest up to $4,000 per day — and a total of $20,000 a year — in Chinese yuan, or renminbi.”
The Wall Street Journal: Do You Need a Chinese Bank Account?
“China unpegged the yuan from the dollar in mid-June.”
The Wall Street Journal: G-20 Seeks to Forge Consensus on Currencies
“Third-quarter capital expenditures were up 90%, to 246.3 million yuan from the year-earlier 129.6 million yuan.”
The Wall Street Journal: Baidu Profit Doubles to Quarterly Record
“With regard to your editorial "The Election Gong Show" (Oct. 14): High tariffs and a worthless dollar are not the route to American prosperity, even if the Chinese yuan is undervalued.”
The Wall Street Journal: Devaluation and Tariffs Are Madness
“Journal Community "If the yuan is not stable, it will bring disaster to China and the world," he said during a speech in Brussels to top European Union officials and business people, who have recently joined the U.S. in publicly demanding that Beijing let the value of its currency appreciate.”
“The Bank of Thailand is looking to invest some of its reserves in yuan bonds issued by the Chinese government, Asst. Gov.”
“Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned last week, "If the yuan is not stable, it will bring disaster to China and the world.”
The Wall Street Journal: South Korea Pushes for Global Currency Solutions
“For an international deal to work, The parties would have to agree that the yuan is too weak and the dollar too strong.”
The Wall Street Journal: Short List of Options for the U.S. on Yuan
“China Construction Bank said in April that it was planning to raise as much as 75 billion yuan from a rights issue.”
Lists
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currency
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Filthy Stinking Rich
Monetary units and other words that mean money. Other financial words are allowed too, as long as they're principally about money. Get it, principally? I kill me.
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paying your way
coins, paper, cards and more
penny, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar, silver dollar, nickel, coin, shekel, wampum, simolian, fen and 32 more...
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