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noun
Alternative form of Eurocurrency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
Deposits denominated in a currency other than the currency of the depositee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: currency
Narrower terms: Eurodollar
History
Etymology tree English euro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Latin currēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin currentiabor. English currency English eurocurrency From euro- + currency.
Etymology tree English Euro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Latin currēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin currentiabor. English currency English Eurocurrency From Euro- + currency. Because originally dollars were held in Europe. Compare Eurodollar.
Across languages
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