plural won also wons
the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea see Money Table
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Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Watching Korean deadly competition drama Squid Game as an American can turn into an exercise in pausing high-stakes action in order to Google the won to USD exchange rate.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
It's only been won three times, which is the fewest won in any single year since the game began.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The won sank to its lowest since May 2023 against the yen, and was last down 2.2% at 1,043 won .
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
On Thursday, the won, one of the weakest currencies in Asia this year, tumbled to levels against the U.S. dollar not seen since the global financial crisis a decade and a half ago.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Watching Korean deadly competition drama Squid Game as an American can turn into an exercise in pausing high-stakes action in order to Google the won to USD exchange rate.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
It's only been won three times, which is the fewest won in any single year since the game began.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The won sank to its lowest since May 2023 against the yen, and was last down 2.2% at 1,043 won .
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Won.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/won. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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