euro-
euro- is the alternative letter-case form of Euro-.
Prefix capitalized: Euro-
Euro-
- Combining form of Europe.
- Combining form of European Union.
- Denominated in a currency other than that of the country in which it is issued.
- Euro- + Sterling → Eurosterling
- Eurocurrency markets are active in other major currencies as well, including Eurosterling, Euroyen, and euro-denominated Eurocurrencies (sometimes called “Euroeuros”).2012, Kirt C. Butler, Multinational Finance: Evaluating Opportunities, Costs, and Risks of Operations, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
Forms of euro-
| alternative form | euro- |
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Origin of euro-
Shortened unetymologically from Europe or Europo- in compounds. 20th-century formation, perhaps echoing terms like Afro-, Indo-, Sino- etc. An early attestation is the 1911 title The "Euro-Asian" or "Anglo-Indian", but the word Eurasian is attested in English from 1844. In finance, the term is a generalisation of Eurobond, which originally referred to bonds denominated in dollars but issued in Europe.
Questions about euro-
- What does euro- mean?
- Euro- means denominated in a currency other than that of the country in which it is issued.
- What is euro- the alternative letter-case form of?
- Euro- is the alternative letter-case form of Euro-.
- What part of speech is euro-?
- Euro- is a prefix.
Words near euro- in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: euro- (page history and authors); Euro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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