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ECU
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ECU
abbr.
European currency unit

ECU [ˈeɪkjuː (sometimes) ˈiːˈsiːˈjuː]
n acronym for
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) European Currency Unit: a former unit of currency based on the composite value of several different currencies in the European Union and functioning both as the reserve asset and accounting unit of the European Monetary System; replaced by the euro in 1999
Translations
ECU [ˈeɪkjuː] N ABBR =European Currency UnitECU m, UCE f
ECU ecu [ˈeɪkjuː] n abbr (formerly) (=European Currency Unit) → ECU m, écu m
ECU, ecu
n abbr of European Currency UnitECU m, → Ecu m
ECU [ˈeɪkjuː] n abbr =European Currency UnitECU m or f inv, ecu m or f inv


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where you will see that Mrs Thatcher was asking something like 2,000 ecus (a pre-single currency European accounting unit) and she ended up crying, accepting, begging half of it.
ECUs are generally sealed units and repair is often impossible.
 
 
 
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