plural won also wons
the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea see Money Table
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
The company said operating profit for the quarter ended Dec. 31 would be around 6.5 trillion won ($4.47 billion), missing LSEG estimates of 7.7 trillion won.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Each life in Squid Game is worth 100 million won which is about $68,000, which is about twice the average salary in South Korea.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
About 800 million won will go towards strategic investments such as autonomous driving.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The buyout firm last September teamed up with Korea Zinc’s top shareholder Young Poong to launch a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) tender offer for a bigger ownership stake in the metals giant, hoping to oust its chairman Yun B. Choi from running the company.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025
The company said operating profit for the quarter ended Dec. 31 would be around 6.5 trillion won ($4.47 billion), missing LSEG estimates of 7.7 trillion won.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Each life in Squid Game is worth 100 million won which is about $68,000, which is about twice the average salary in South Korea.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2024
About 800 million won will go towards strategic investments such as autonomous driving.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Won.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/won. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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