ecu

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noun

The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.

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Meanings

ecu1

nounecu (plural ecus)

plural ecus · alternative ECU

  1. historicalThe European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.

ECU2

nounECU (plural ECUs)

plural ECUs

  1. abbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of engine control unit.
  2. abbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of electronic control unit.
  3. abbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of emission(s) control unit.
  4. European UnionabbreviationhistoricalinitialismbusinessInitialism of European Currency Unit.
  5. abbreviationinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of extreme close-up.
  6. abbreviationinitialismslangmedicineInitialism of eternal care unit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eternal care unit

Origin

From the initial letters of European currency unit; simultaneously an allusion to the historical currency écu.

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Translations

French écu
  • écuEuropean Currency Unit

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cueuce
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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