E-day

UK/ˈiːdeɪ/US/ˈiˌdeɪ/

proper noun

The day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.
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    Heralded from the Arctic Circle to the Cote d'Azur by fireworks, champagne and the strains of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, E-day dawns after years of meticulous planning for the biggest ever currency change and decades of bitter debate still unresolved in Britain - about how far the continent's nations should integrate.

    2002 January 1, Ian Black, “The arrival of the euro: their money, our future?”, in Guardian Unlimited, UK
  2. Election Day.

Origin

E(uro) + day, on the pattern of D-Day

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

E-day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E-day

MLA

“E-day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E-day. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “E-day,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E-day.

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