won

1 of 3

past tense and past participle of win

won

2 of 3

noun

ˈwȯn 

plural won also wons

the basic monetary unit of North Korea and South Korea see Money Table

won

3 of 3

verb

ˈwən  ˈwōn 

wonned; wonning

intransitive verb

archaic

: dwell sense 2a, abide sense 2

Examples of won in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

According to Reuters, the K-pop superstar was fined 15 million won ($11,500) by a South Korean court for driving an electric scooter while intoxicated after previously having his license suspended over the incident. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024

Carvalho is also a high-volume dribbler, averaging 2.7 take-ons per 90, and can bait errors, with his 2.4 fouls won per 90 ranking him in the top nine per cent of his positional peers last season. —Anantaajith Raghuraman and Elias Burke, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024

The memory chipmaker reported second-quarter revenues of 16.4 trillion won ($11.9 billion), and an operating profit of 5.5 trillion won ($4 billion). —Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 25 July 2024

On its face, comparative results looked great, with the company estimating operating profit would come in around 9.1 trillion won, or $6.76 billion, up from 2.430 trillion won a year ago. —Greg McKenna, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Korean wŏn

Verb

Middle English, from Old English wunian — more at wont

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1917, in the meaning defined above

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing won

• hard-won

Kids Definition

won

1 of 2

past and past participle of win

won

2 of 2 noun

ˈwȯn

plural won

1

: the basic unit of money of North Korea and South Korea

2

: a coin or bill representing one won