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Eurodollar en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English Euro- Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English Eurodollar From Euro- + dollar, perhaps from one of the initial telex addresses.

Meanings

1. A 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. (informal, obsolete) Synonym of euro (“€”) (nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and fiction)

Forms

Coordinates

reserve currency · Asiadollar

Relateds

Eurobond

Synonyms

euro

Translations (7)

it eurodollaro (a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States) · pl eurodolar (a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States) · ro eurodolar (a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States) · es eurodólar (a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States) · de Eurodollars (a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States) · fi eurodollari (a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States) · uk євродо́лар (a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States)