eurozone

noun

eu·​ro·​zone ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn How to pronounce eurozone (audio)
: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency

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The German policy was to grow in prominence in the years following the eurozone debt crisis. Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 The market appears to recognize this potential: the iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) has outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 24% in the first nine weeks of the year—the strongest relative performance since the eurozone’s early days more than 25 years ago. Raul Elizalde, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Editors’ Picks Six eurozone countries began offering the visas, and more followed. Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 That’s made the EU more dependent on—and vulnerable to—trade, which now accounts for 55% of the eurozone’s GDP, up from 31% in 1999. Byjason Ma, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eurozone

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First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eurozone was in 1995

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“Eurozone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eurozone. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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eurozone

noun
eu·​ro·​zone
ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn
: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency
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