won
1 Americanverb
verb (used without object)
noun
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the standard monetary unit of North Korea, divided into 100 chon
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the standard monetary unit of South Korea, divided into 100 chon
verb
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of won2
before 900; Middle English wonen, Old English wunian; cognate with German wohnen; see wont
Origin of won3
First recorded in 1915–20; from Korean wǒn, Korean pronunciation of the Japanese character pronounced as en, yen “coin, round coin, yen,” from Middle Chinese wian “round, circular,” equivalent to Chinese yuán yuan
Vocabulary lists containing won
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Appeared in the April 9, 2026, print edition as 'Why Tehran Thinks It Has Won the War'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"These racetrack curves minimize bending loss," said Won Park, Sheppard Professor of Electrical Engineering and a co advisor on the project.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
Angela Hong and Won Kang of Nomura said Naver’s AI-related investment looks “strategically compelling but financially unproven.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Won the inaugural World Long Drive Championship in 1974 and won 12 times on the PGA Tour Champions.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
“Open it,” says Zarra, scooting beside Zion, reading, “Erinn Smart. African American woman foil fencer. Won team silver in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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