euro

¹

[yoor-oh, yur-]

noun

plural

euros ,

plural

euro .

1. wallaroo.

euro

²

[yoor-oh, yur-]

noun

plural

euros, euro 

1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  the official common currency of 19 European Union nations (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain). It is also the official currency of Andorra, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, and the Vatican City. In 1999 the euro was first adopted by 11 nations as an alternative currency in noncash transactions. Then in 2002 the euro fully replaced existing currencies in 12 European Union nations, before being adopted more widely. €

Euro

³

[yoor-oh, yur-]

adjective

Informal.

1. European.

   a Euro expert.

Euro-

⁴

especially before a vowel, Eur-

1. a shortening of European used as a combining form, especially with the meaning “western European,” particularly in reference to the European financial market or the European Economic Community.

   Eurodollar; Eurofarmers.

euro

¹

/ ˈjʊərəʊ /

noun

1. the official currency unit, divided into 100 cents, of the member countries of the European Union who have adopted European Monetary Union; these are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portgual, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain; also used by Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Kosovo, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, Montenegro, Réunion, San Marino, and the Vatican City

euro-

²

/ ˈjʊərəʊ- /

combining form

1. Europe or European

   eurodollar

euro

1. The common currency used in eleven countries of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain). The euro became the official currency of these nations in 1999, but nations were not obliged to phase out their existing currencies until 2002. The expectation is that introduction of the euro will stimulate cross-border investment by eliminating fluctuating exchange rates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of euro¹

From Ngajuri (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Jamestown and Peterborough, South Australia) yuru

Origin of euro²

1970–75; shortening of Eurocurrency

Origin of euro³

Independent use of Euro-

Example Sentences

Earlier this month, it announced a plan to invest 5 billion euros, equivalent to $5.78 billion, to scale up its data-center facility in Belgium.

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Impect’s four founders and all of its employees will join Catapult, which will also pay up to 38 million euros over the next four years, some of which is linked to performance.

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Bernstein retains its underperform rating for the stock and lowers its target price to 30 euros from 32 euros.

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The government said suspending the pension’s overhaul would cost at least 3 billion euros in 2027.

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It lowers its target price on the stock to 500 euros from 520 euros and keeps its buy rating.

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