krona

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noun (1)

kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronor ˈkrō-ˌnȯr How to pronounce krona (audio) -nər How to pronounce krona (audio)
the basic monetary unit of Sweden see Money Table

krona

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noun (2)

kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronur ˈkrō-nər How to pronounce krona (audio)
the basic monetary unit of Iceland see Money Table

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In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025 The Swedish retailer’s nonprofit arm endowed the demonstration project, which the charity championing circularity announced last May, with around $15.4 million (16.5 million Swedish krona) as the initiative works to decouple revenue from production and resource use. — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 The award, which comes with a 400,000 Swedish krona ($36,000) cash prize, was announced during the closing gala Sunday night. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025 At the other end of the index, Swedish online bank Avanza shares gained 13% after the firm announced a full-year operating profit of 2.6 billion Swedish krona ($240 million) — a 14% year-on-year increase. — Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for krona

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Etymology

Noun (1)

Swedish, literally, crown

Noun (2)

Icelandic krōna, literally, crown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1875, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of krona was in 1875

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krona

1 of 2 noun
kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronor -ˌnȯ(ə)r How to pronounce krona (audio)
-nər
1
: the basic unit of money of Sweden
2
: a coin representing one krona

krona

2 of 2 noun
kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronur -nər How to pronounce krona (audio)
1
: the basic unit of money of Iceland
2
: a coin representing one krona
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