Etymology

eurodollar

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Today it means: A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe) Full definition →

English dollar ← Dutch daler ← Middle Low German dāler
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eurodollar · noun1

From euro- + dollar.

Eurodollar · noun2

  1. EnglishEuro-
  2. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  4. Old High Germantal
  5. Middle High Germantal
  6. GermanTal
  7. GermanTaler
  8. Middle Low Germandāler
  9. Dutchdaler
  10. Englishdollar
  11. English todayEurodollar

From Euro- + dollar, perhaps from one of the initial telex addresses.

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