数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)

すうじゅうおくえん
noun
several billion yen; billions of yen
1. several billion yen; billions of yen
An indefinite sum on the order of a few billion yen. Combines 数十(すうじゅう) (several tens) with 億円(おくえん) (hundreds of millions of yen). Common in news about large business deals, investments, or losses.
損失(そんしつ)は数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)に上(のぼ)る。
Losses will reach several billion yen.
この事業(じぎょう)には数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)の投資(とうし)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
This project requires an investment of several billion yen.
大手(おおて)企業(きぎょう)が数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)規模(きぼ)の買収(ばいしゅう)を発表(はっぴょう)した。
A major corporation announced an acquisition on the scale of several billion yen.

Frequently appears in business news and financial reporting. Roughly $20–700 million USD depending on the exchange rate and how many tens are implied.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)規模(きぼ): on the scale of several billion yen
  • 数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)の損失(そんしつ): losses of several billion yen
  • 数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)を投(とう)じる: to invest several billion yen
  • 数十億円(すうじゅうおくえん)に上(のぼ)る: to reach several billion yen

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 数百万円(すうひゃくまんえん): several million yen
  • 数億円(すうおくえん): several hundred million yen
  • 数千億円(すうせんおくえん): several hundred billion yen
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