Eurobank

American  

[yoor-uh-bangk, yur-] / ˈyʊər əˌbæŋk, ˈyɜr- /

noun

1. a western European bank that deals in Eurocurrency.

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Other Word Forms

• Eurobanker noun
• Eurobanking noun

Etymology

Origin of Eurobank

First recorded in 1965–70; Euro- + bank ²

Example Sentences

Eurobank said on Monday it ended the state's participation in its share capital market by repurchasing 1.4% of its shares from the country's bank bailout fund HFSF.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2023

Of those, National Bank of Greece, Eurobank and Piraeus fell short in an ECB health check last year, when their restructuring plans were not taken into account.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2015

BST04:58 Greek banks appear to be working normally today: A woman makes a transaction at an ATM outside a Eurobank branch in Athens, as another exits the bank in this morning.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2015

In October the Canadian investment fund Fairfax Holdings acquired a 5 percent stake in Mr. Mytilineos’s industrial group, and took a stake in the property developer Eurobank Properties.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2014

Greece’s EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA sank 15 percent after soaring 29 percent yesterday on an agreement to be bought by rival Alpha Bank SA.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 30, 2011