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eu·ro or Eu·ro  (yr)
n. pl. eu·ro or Eu·ro or eu·ros or Eu·ros
See Table at currency.

[After Europe.]

euro [ˈjʊərəʊ]
n pl -os
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the official currency unit, divided into 100 cents, of the member countries of the European Union who have adopted European Monetary Union; these are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portgual, and Spain; also used by Andorra, Bosnia and Hercegovina, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Kosovo, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, Montenegro, Réunion, San Marino, and the Vatican City
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Noun1.euro - the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
monetary unit - a unit of money
Translations
euro [ˈjʊərəʊ] Neuro m

euro [ˈjʊərəʊ] n (currency)euro m
50 euros → 50 euros

euro
n (= currency)Euro m

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Broken down by event, Munich Re anticipates a loss of 75 million euro from Hurricane Charley; a 65 million euro hit from Hurricane Frances; a loss of 215 million euro from Hurricane Ivan; a loss of between 80 million euro and 100 million euro from Hurricane Jeanne; and a loss of 40 million euro from typhoons Songda and Chaba in Japan.
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