Westmarkn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛstmɑːk/,

/ˈvɛstmɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɑrk/,

/ˈvɛs(t)ˌmɑrk/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Westmark.

Etymology: < German Westmark (1948) < West west n.¹ + Mark mark n.² (compare mark n.² 2c), so called informally in order to distinguish the West German currency from the East German currency informally called the Ostmark (see Ostmark n.).

Now historical.

The Deutschmark, the currency unit (1948–90) of West Germany, as distinguished from the Ostmark of East Germany. Cf. Ostmark n.From 1990 the West German Deutschmark was adopted throughout the reunified country.

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society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific German or Austrian

groschen1617

shock1617

schilling1753

Reichsmark1872

mark1883

Rentenmark1923

Westmark1947

Deutschmark1948

Ostmark1948

1947 W. Röpke Solution of German Probl. iii. viii. 253 To join this sphere of the ‘Westmark’ (as we might call the new currency unit, against which the present Reichsmark could be exchanged at a rate of, let us say, 100:1).

1948 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 10 Aug. I can exchange eastmarks for westmarks at black markets at the zoo or Anhalter station.

1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin v. 31 ‘How much money are you carrying?’ I spread the few Westmarks and English pounds on the desk.

2004 P. Steege in G. Backhaus & J. Murungi Earth Ways ix. 162 Firms in the western sectors were now obligated to pay their employees entirely in Westmarks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	westmark
释义	Westmarkn. Brit. /ˈwɛstmɑːk/, /ˈvɛstmɑːk/, U.S. /ˈwɛs(t)ˌmɑrk/, /ˈvɛs(t)ˌmɑrk/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Westmark. Etymology: < German Westmark (1948) < West west n.¹ + Mark mark n.² (compare mark n.² 2c), so called informally in order to distinguish the West German currency from the East German currency informally called the Ostmark (see Ostmark n.). Now historical. The Deutschmark, the currency unit (1948–90) of West Germany, as distinguished from the Ostmark of East Germany. Cf. Ostmark n.From 1990 the West German Deutschmark was adopted throughout the reunified country. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific German or Austrian groschen1617 shock1617 schilling1753 Reichsmark1872 mark1883 Rentenmark1923 Westmark1947 Deutschmark1948 Ostmark1948 1947 W. Röpke Solution of German Probl. iii. viii. 253 To join this sphere of the ‘Westmark’ (as we might call the new currency unit, against which the present Reichsmark could be exchanged at a rate of, let us say, 100:1). 1948 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 10 Aug. I can exchange eastmarks for westmarks at black markets at the zoo or Anhalter station. 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin v. 31 ‘How much money are you carrying?’ I spread the few Westmarks and English pounds on the desk. 2004 P. Steege in G. Backhaus & J. Murungi Earth Ways ix. 162 Firms in the western sectors were now obligated to pay their employees entirely in Westmarks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1947
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