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noun
A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
Synonym of euro (“€”) (nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and fiction)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, obsolete
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Synonyms: euro
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Eurodollar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
a United States dollar deposited in a European bank and used as an international currency to finance trade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Eurocurrency, United States dollar
History
Etymology tree English Euro- Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English Eurodollar From Euro- + dollar, perhaps from one of the initial telex addresses.
From euro- + dollar.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
