单词 | single european currency |
释义 | single European currencyn. A (proposed) common currency for use across participating European countries; (in later use) spec. = Euro n.2 ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > other specific European shilling great1474 cent1816 grano1858 dinar1882 para1885 single European currency1950 Euro1971 EUR1996 mark1997 1950 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 64 174 Establishment of a single European currency, with its political and economic implications, is clearly out of the question at the present time. 1975 Economist (Nexis) 26 Apr. 40 Hopes for a single European currency by 1980 now look absurdly optimistic. 1983 L. Hurwitz Harmonization of European Public Policy 168 The lack of a single European currency and the inability to offer coordinated financing terms often leave Community MNEs [= multinational enterprises] at a competitive disadvantage when soliciting customers in foreign markets. 1995 Guardian 14 Dec. i. 21/3 The 15 heads of government of the European Union will formally agree to call the proposed single European currency ‘the Euro’ when they meet in Madrid tomorrow. 2002 Daily Tel. 29 Jan. 33/7 Yesterday's fall means the single European currency has lost nearly 5pc since it spiked at 90·41 cents amid the successful launch of euro notes and coins earlier this month. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1950 |
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