plural won also wons
the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea see Money Table
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Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Parents will also get an allowance of up to 18 million won ($13,674) in total for the first two years of the child’s life.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 12 Mar. 2024
Violators may face a fine of up to 30 million won ($22,000) or jail time of up to three years.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Violations of the legislation, which takes effect three years from now, are punishable by up to three years in prison or 30 million won ($22,800) in fines.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
The South Korean tech giant estimates its operating profit to have increased to 6.6 trillion Korean won ($4.9 billion) in the January-to-March quarter, from the 0.64 trillion won reported a year earlier, according to an earnings guidance released on Friday.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
In 2023, the company earned a per-share profit of 4,120 won ($3.11) on net income of 77 billion won ($58.1 million), up 46% from 2022.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Beauty devices accounted for 82% of APR’s 372 billion won (about $280 million) revenues in the first three quarters of last year, almost as much as the company made in all of 2022.
—John Kang, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The parties’ focus on population in their election planks reflects growing alarm after spending of more than 360 trillion won ($270 billion) in areas such as child care subsidies since 2006 has failed to reverse record-low fertility rates.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
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Also at the meeting, YG Entertainment’s shareholders approved a dividend of 300 won (23 cents) per share that will pay out a total of 5.56 billion won ($4.2 million).
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Parents will also get an allowance of up to 18 million won ($13,674) in total for the first two years of the child’s life.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 12 Mar. 2024
Violators may face a fine of up to 30 million won ($22,000) or jail time of up to three years.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Violations of the legislation, which takes effect three years from now, are punishable by up to three years in prison or 30 million won ($22,800) in fines.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
The South Korean tech giant estimates its operating profit to have increased to 6.6 trillion Korean won ($4.9 billion) in the January-to-March quarter, from the 0.64 trillion won reported a year earlier, according to an earnings guidance released on Friday.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
In 2023, the company earned a per-share profit of 4,120 won ($3.11) on net income of 77 billion won ($58.1 million), up 46% from 2022.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
Beauty devices accounted for 82% of APR’s 372 billion won (about $280 million) revenues in the first three quarters of last year, almost as much as the company made in all of 2022.
—John Kang, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The parties’ focus on population in their election planks reflects growing alarm after spending of more than 360 trillion won ($270 billion) in areas such as child care subsidies since 2006 has failed to reverse record-low fertility rates.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Won.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/won. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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