euro

Definition

• n. 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

Word forms

Plural

euros

Example sentences

1. n.

   When I traveled to Europe, I exchanged my dollars for euros.