eurodollar

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noun

A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)

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euro
OriginEnglish dollar ← Dutch daler ← Middle Low German dāler →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

eurodollar1

nouneurodollar (plural eurodollars)

plural eurodollars

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Eurodollar.

    Traders in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s eurodollar options pit on Tuesday.

    2008 March 19, Mark Landler, “Dollar’s Fall Is No Cause for Alarm in Euro Zone”, in New York Times

Eurodollar2

nounEurodollar (plural Eurodollars)

plural Eurodollars · alternative eurodollar

  1. economicsA deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)

    We like to go down to restaurant row / Spend those euro-dollars/ All the way from Washington to Tokyo

    1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “Born at the Right Time”, in The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros.
  2. informalobsoleteSynonym of euro (“€”) (nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and fiction)

    Synonyms: euro

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of euro (“€”) (nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and fiction)

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euro

Origin

eurodollar · noun

From euro- + dollar.

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Eurodollar · noun

  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. EnglishEurodollar

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

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Translations

Finnish eurodollari
  • eurodollaria deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
German Eurodollars
  • Eurodollarsa deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
Italian eurodollaro
  • eurodollaroa deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
Polish eurodolar
  • eurodolara deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
Romanian eurodolar
  • eurodolara deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
Spanish eurodólar
  • eurodólara deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
Ukrainian євродо́лар
  • євродо́лар (jevrodólar)a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
Cite this entry
APA

eurodollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eurodollar

MLA

“eurodollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eurodollar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eurodollar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eurodollar.

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