eurodollar
/jˈuɹoʊdˌɑlɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)
noun
Synonym of euro (“€”) (nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and fiction)
Informal; Obsolete
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Eurodollar.
Example Sentences
- "We like to go down to restaurant row / Spend those euro-dollars/ All the way from Washington to Tokyo"
- "Traders in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s eurodollar options pit on Tuesday."
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.