eurocurrency

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noun

Deposits denominated in a currency other than the currency of the depositee.

OriginEnglish currency ← Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns →
RareScrabble 19
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Meanings

eurocurrency1

nouneurocurrency (countable and uncountable, plural eurocurrencies)

plural eurocurrencies

  1. alternativecountableuncountablebusinessAlternative form of Eurocurrency.

Eurocurrency2

nounEurocurrency (countable and uncountable, plural Eurocurrencies)

plural Eurocurrencies

  1. countableuncountablebusinessDeposits denominated in a currency other than the currency of the depositee.

Origin

eurocurrency · noun

  1. Englisheuro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  4. Proto-Italic*korsō
  5. Latincurrō
  6. Latincurrēns
  7. Medieval Latincurrentia
  8. Englishcurrency
  9. Englisheurocurrency

From euro- + currency.

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Eurocurrency · noun

  1. EnglishEuro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  4. Proto-Italic*korsō
  5. Latincurrō
  6. Latincurrēns
  7. Medieval Latincurrentia
  8. Englishcurrency
  9. EnglishEurocurrency

From Euro- + currency. Because originally dollars were held in Europe. Compare Eurodollar.

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Translations

Finnish eurovaluutta
  • eurovaluuttaforeign currency deposits
Polish eurowaluta
  • eurowalutaforeign currency deposits
Ukrainian євровалю́та
  • євровалю́та (jevrovaljúta)foreign currency deposits
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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