Deutsche Mark

UK/ˈdɔɪt͡ʃmɑːk/US/ˈdɔɪt͡ʃmɑɹk/

noun

The former currency unit of Germany (now replaced by the euro), abbreviated as DM or DEM.

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Meanings

nounDeutsche Mark (plural Deutsche Marks or Deutsche Mark)

plural Deutsche Marks · alternative Deutschmark · alternative deutschmark · alternative deutsche mark · alternative D-Mark

  1. hobbiesThe former currency unit of Germany (now replaced by the euro), abbreviated as DM or DEM.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounformerly the basic unit of money in Germany

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markGerman markDeutschmark
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German monetary unit
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mark

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanDeutsche Mark
  2. GermanDeutsche Mark
  3. EnglishDeutsche Mark

Borrowed from German Deutsche Mark.

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Translations

Arabic مَارْك أَلْمَانِيّ
  • مَارْك أَلْمَانِيّ (mārk ʔalmāniyy)former currency unit of Germany
Bulgarian герма́нска ма́рка, не́мска ма́рка
  • герма́нска ма́рка (germánska márka)former currency unit of Germany
  • не́мска ма́рка (némska márka)former currency unit of Germany
Chinese Mandarin 德国马克
  • 德国马克 (Déguó mǎkè)former currency unit of Germany
Danish D-mark, tyske mark
  • D-markformer currency unit of Germany
  • tyske markformer currency unit of Germany
Dutch Duitse mark, D-mark
  • Duitse markformer currency unit of Germany
  • D-markformer currency unit of Germany
Finnish saksanmarkka, Saksan markka
  • saksanmarkkaformer currency unit of Germany
  • Saksan markkaformer currency unit of Germany
  • D-markkaformer currency unit of Germany
French mark allemand, Deutsche Mark
  • mark allemandformer currency unit of Germany
  • Deutsche Markformer currency unit of Germany
  • deutschemarkformer currency unit of Germany
German Deutsche Mark, D-Mark
  • Deutsche Markformer currency unit of Germany
  • D-Markformer currency unit of Germany
Greek μάρκο
  • μάρκο (márko)former currency unit of Germany
Hebrew מרק גרמני
  • מרק גרמניformer currency unit of Germany
Hindi डच मार्क
  • डच मार्क (ḍac mārk)former currency unit of Germany
Japanese ドイツマルク
  • ドイツマルク (Doitsu-maruku)former currency unit of Germany
Korean 독일 마르크
  • 독일 마르크 (Dogil mareukeu)former currency unit of Germany
Polish marka
  • markaformer currency unit of Germany
Portuguese marco alemão
  • marco alemãoformer currency unit of Germany
Russian неме́цкая ма́рка, дойчма́рка
  • неме́цкая ма́рка (neméckaja márka)former currency unit of Germany
  • дойчма́рка (dojčmárka)former currency unit of Germany
  • до́йчмарк (dójčmark)former currency unit of Germany
  • дойчма́рк (dojčmárk)former currency unit of Germany
Spanish marco alemán
  • marco alemánformer currency unit of Germany
Swedish D-mark
  • D-markformer currency unit of Germany
Thai มาร์กเยอรมัน
  • มาร์กเยอรมัน (mâak yer-rá-man)former currency unit of Germany
Cite this entry
APA

Deutsche Mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deutsche%20Mark

MLA

“Deutsche Mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deutsche%20Mark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deutsche Mark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deutsche%20Mark.

Source: Deutsche Mark on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.