krone

¹

[kroh-nuh]

noun

plural

kroner 

1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.

2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 öre. Kr., kr.

krone

²

[kroh-nuh]

noun

plural

kronen 

1. a former gold coin of Germany, equal to 10 marks.

2. korona.

krone

¹

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland, divided into 100 øre

2. the standard monetary unit of Norway, divided into 100 øre

krone

²

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. a former German gold coin worth ten marks

2. a former Austrian monetary unit

Word History and Origins

Origin of krone¹

1870–75; < Danish, Norwegian < Middle Low German < Medieval Latin corōna; króna

Origin of krone²

From German, dating back to 1870–75; krone ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of krone¹

C19: from Danish or Norwegian, from Middle Low German krōne, ultimately from Latin corōna _crown

Origin of krone²

C19: from German, literally: crown; see _krone ¹

Example Sentences

An error in the conversion from Eurocents to Norwegian kroner caused the prize amounts to be "excessively high", the company said.

From BBC

And so it is about to be fined 150,000 kroner.

From BBC

The defence minister did not give an exact figure for the package, but Danish media estimated it would be around 12-15bn krone.

From BBC

The company has been in Kalundborg for half a century but in the past two years announced it would invest 60 billion kroner, or about $8.6 billion, into expanding the facilities here.

From New York Times

Nina Østergaard Borris, Nordic Waste’s CEO, said it would take up five years to restore the site, and it could potentially cost billions of kroner.

From Seattle Times