Grexit

[greg-zit, grek-sit]

noun

1. the possible withdrawal of Greece from the eurozone and a return to the drachma as its national currency.

Grexit

/ ˈgrɛɡzɪt /

noun

1. the potential withdrawal of Greece from the group of countries using the common European currency

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grexit¹

2012; from Gr(eece) ( def. ) or Gr(eek) ( def. ) + exit ¹ ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grexit¹

C21: _Gr ( _eek) + _exit

Example Sentences

Later that year, he suggested that Greece could take a five-year “timeout” from the euro, but fell in line with Merkel’s insistence that a so-called “Grexit” was off the table.

From Seattle Times

Social unrest returned and talk of “Grexit,” referring to Greece exiting the eurozone, mounted.

From New York Times

Calling the phenomenon the GRExit, the academic journal Science conducted a survey of 50 top-ranked graduate programs in 2019 and found that 44 percent of molecular biology Ph.D. programs had stopped requiring the scores.

From New York Times

In the long run, many GRExit proponents see the new admission requirements as a policy shift that will be hard to undo.

From Science Magazine

Early on, the so-called “GRExit” movement was mostly restricted to the life sciences.

From Science Magazine