Slang for one billion currency units. Used particularly in currency trading, e. G., for Japanese yen since one billion yen equals approximately US$10 million. It is clearer to say, "I'm a buyer of a' Yard' of yen" than to say, "I'm a buyer of a billion yen" which could be misheard as "I'm a buyer of a million yen.".
Barry Goldsmith
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