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  eurozone

  noun

  those member states of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their national currency, considered as a single economic entity.
• Eurozone
  Eurozone

  noun

  the geographical area containing the countries that have joined the European single currency

eurozone

American  

[yoor-oh-zohn, yur-oh‐] / ˈjʊər oʊˌzoʊn, ˈjɜr oʊ‐ /

Or euro zone or Eurozone

noun

1. those member states of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their national currency, considered as a single economic entity.

   the eurozone's exports.

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Eurozone British  

/ ˈjʊərəʊˌzəʊn /

noun

1. the geographical area containing the countries that have joined the European single currency

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Etymology

Origin of eurozone

First recorded in 1995–2000; euro ² ( def. ) + zone ( def. )

Example Sentences

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eurozone Eurozone

The EU's statistics agency said the 21-country eurozone grew by 0.4 percent in the second quarter.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

"The continued steady growth of the eurozone economy... shows that households and businesses have not pared back their spending much due to the Iran war," Andrew Kenningham, chief Europe economist for Capital Economics, said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Europe’s most volatile economy contracted by 7% in the first three months of the year, a key factor in the stagnation of the eurozone as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The European Union’s statistics agency will release second-quarter GDP figures for the eurozone Thursday, and economists expect to see a 0.2% expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Czech Republic is preparing itself to join the eurozone shortly after it becomes a member of the EU in May 2004.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

Eurozone government bond supply will come from Belgium, which will auction 2.4 billion euros to 2.8 billion euros in 2031-, 2033- and 2035-dated bonds on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Eurozone businesses do not expect to see a pickup in wage increases this year and next, while households have lowered their expectations for the pace of future price rises, the European Central Bank said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Eurozone industrial output in May snapped a three-month streak of resilient activity in the face of higher energy costs following the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Eurozone gross domestic product contracted in the first three months of the year, with geopolitical uncertainty raising concerns that the economy could slip into a recession in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Before joining the Bank of England, Pill previously worked at the European Central Bank from its inception through to the Eurozone crisis, when the survival of the single currency was in jeopardy.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026