krona
noun
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.
krona
1 American
[kroh-nuh]
/ ˈkroʊ nə /
noun
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kronor
plural
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a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.
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the monetary unit of the Faeroe Islands, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.
króna
2
American
[kroh-nuh]
/ ˈkroʊ nə /
noun
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krónur
plural
króna
1
British
/ ˈkrəʊnə /
noun
krona
2
British
/ ˈkrəʊnə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of krona1
1870–75; < Swedish < Medieval Latin corōna; see króna
Origin of króna2
1885–90; < Icelandic < Medieval Latin corōna gold coin (so called because it bore the imprint of a crown); see crown
Example Sentences
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Reported sales fell 3.3% to 54.83 billion kronor, shy of the 55.27 billion kronor analysts had expected, as a stronger Swedish krona weighed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Volvo said the decrease was mainly a result of "lower wholesale volume" and currency effects resulting from a stronger krona.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Net profits at 11.15 billion Swedish krona were 11% ahead of analysts polled by FactSet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Sterling rebounded from earlier losses to trade slightly higher at 1.224 against the U.S. dollar, which also lost ground against the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars, along with the Norwegian krone and Swedish krona.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023
The envelope contained the cash equivalent of $750 in Swedish krona.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The króna lost half its value in the three years to the end of 2010, while GDP plunged by 15% during the slump – the biggest contraction recorded by a wealthy economy during the crisis.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2018
By 2016 the economy was growing by as much as 7.2% before the pace moderated as a result of the króna appreciating in value.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2018
The fee was one billion ISK – Eve’s virtual currency, named after the Icelandic króna.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2015
Maybe the króna and other tiny-country currencies have a future after all.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2012
It swung to a net loss of 5.7 billion kronor for the quarter from a net profit of 4.5 billion kronor a year earlier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The bank maintains its sell rating on the stock with a 16 kronor target price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Deutsche Bank rates Volvo Car at hold with a 21 kronor target price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Aggressive self-help measures, including a 23 billion Swedish kronor cost-reduction program, are being heavily diluted by rising structural costs, raw material inflation, and low capacity utilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mother gave me five kronor before we left home and asked me to buy handkerchiefs and laces at Vadstena.
From Gerda in Sweden by Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald
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