euro

¹ American  

[yoor-oh, yur-] / ˈyʊər oʊ, ˈyɜr- /

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. €

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Euro ² American  

[yoor-oh, yur-] / ˈyʊər oʊ, ˈyɜr- /

adjective

Informal.

1. European.

   a Euro expert.

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euro ³ American  

[yoor-oh, yur-] / ˈyʊər oʊ, ˈyɜr- /

noun

plural

euros,

plural

euro

1. wallaroo.

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Euro- ⁴ American  

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.

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euro ¹ British  

/ 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

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euro- ² British  

/ ˈjʊərəʊ- /

combining form

1. Europe or European

   eurodollar

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euro Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of euro¹

1970–75; shortening of Eurocurrency

Origin of Euro¹

Independent use of Euro-

Origin of euro¹

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

Example Sentences

The move comes a day after the antitrust body fined US tech giant Apple 98 million euros, accusing it of abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market.

From Barron's

Portugal, for example, began offering golden visas in 2012 to attract foreign direct investment to boost its economy in the wake of the euro zone debt crisis.

From Barron's

At a charity ball earlier this year tied to the Cannes film festival, Durov paid 400,000 euros in an auction to win Vavilova a walk-on role in a Spike Lee movie.

From The Wall Street Journal

That meant eating mostly fast food for days and sleeping on the floor of his friend’s office on a used mattress he bought for 80 euros, equivalent to $94.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sixty-four million euros of jackpot money also went to a working-class district in Madrid.

From BBC