euro
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
The currency unit of the European Monetary Union.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
yoorohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈjuɹoʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
numismatics
The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
A coin with a face value of one euro.
Macropus robustus, a wallaroo (macropod species).
A ghost town in Western Australia.
A person living or originating from Europe.
numismatics
The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
adjective
Clipping of European. [Related to Europe.]
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (numismatics) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
Used this way, euro is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is about measurement, so it is used where accuracy is the point.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
- Academic writing
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