euro
US /ˈjuroʊ/
Definition
the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The supplier asked us to pay the invoice in euros.
Collocations
- Easy five euro notedescribing five euro note (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
- Medium priced in eurosto priced in euros, meaning to determine the price of
- Hard euro zone interest ratesdescribing euro zone interest rates (the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies)
- Very Hard peg local currency to the euroto peg local currency to the euro, meaning to succeed in obtaining a position
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.