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euro

US /ˈjuroʊ/

noun Advanced · C1 Tài chính & ngân sách

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 note
    describing five euro note (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
  • Medium priced in euros
    to priced in euros, meaning to determine the price of
  • Hard euro zone interest rates
    describing 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 euro
    to peg local currency to the euro, meaning to succeed in obtaining a position

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