plural won also wons
the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea see Money Table
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Amid tariff uncertainty, South Korea announced a 33 trillion won ($24.1 billion) support package for the country's semiconductor industry in April, up about a quarter from a package committed last year.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 July 2025
The tech giant said in a regulatory filing that its April-June operating profits were expected to drop to 4.6 trillion won ($3.3 billion)—down 56% from a year earlier and 31% from the previous quarter.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Under South Korean law, anyone who receives a fine exceeding 1 million won ($683) for election law violations is barred from seeking office
for five years.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Samsung Electronics, controlled by South Korean billionaire Jay Y. Lee, has signed a 22.8 trillion won ($16.5 billion) multiyear deal with Tesla to manufacture AI chips for the U.S. electric vehicles-to-AI giant.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Amid tariff uncertainty, South Korea announced a 33 trillion won ($24.1 billion) support package for the country's semiconductor industry in April, up about a quarter from a package committed last year.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 July 2025
The tech giant said in a regulatory filing that its April-June operating profits were expected to drop to 4.6 trillion won ($3.3 billion)—down 56% from a year earlier and 31% from the previous quarter.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Under South Korean law, anyone who receives a fine exceeding 1 million won ($683) for election law violations is barred from seeking office
for five years.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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“Won.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/won. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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