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# sen

noun (a sen, sen — money unit); abbreviation (Sen. = Senator)

«sen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sen is a small coin or money unit in some Asian countries, for example 100 sen make 1 ringgit in Malaysia; in Japan the sen was an old unit, 100 sen to 1 yen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#m1)
2. «Sen.» is short for «Senator», a member of a senate, written before a name, for example in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#m2)
3. «sen» can also be a piece of a longer word or a name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#m3)
4. In some dialect speech, sen is written for send. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths problems with money from Malaysia or Indonesia, sen work like cents: 100 sen = 1 unit. In news from the USA, «Sen.» before a name means that person is a senator. On its own «sen» is rare in everyday English.

### Examples

- In Malaysia a sweet costs 50 sen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#x1)
- One hundred sen make one ringgit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#x2)
- Old Japanese coins were counted in sen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#x3)
- Sen. Smith spoke in the Senate today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#x4)
- Count the coins: 20 sen plus 30 sen is 50 sen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#x5)
- In the news, «Sen.» means «Senator». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/#x6)

### Note

The plural of the coin is also «sen» (50 sen). «Sen.» with a capital and a full stop is an abbreviation, not a word you say; read it «Senator». In money problems, think of sen as cents: 1 = 100 sen.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sen.html) on Mova free.