Eurodollar
See also: eurodollar
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Euro- + dollar, perhaps from one of the initial telex addresses.[1]
Noun
editEurodollar (plural Eurodollars)
- (economics) A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)
- Coordinate terms: Asiadollar, reserve currency
- (obsolete, informal) Synonym of euro (“€”) (nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and fiction)
Translations
edita deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
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See also
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- Eurodollar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia