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Eurodollar
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eurodollar
English
Alternative forms
en eurodollar
Etymology
en :af Euro- dollar 1 + 1, perhaps from one of the initial telex addresses.Moneyland 2018 Oliver Bullough 978-1-78283-333-8 These stateless dollars–they became known as ‘eurodollars’, perhaps because of the ‘Euro’ telex address used by one of the Soviet-owned banks–could flow between countries unhindered, just like in the old days.
Noun
en economics A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)
en Asiadollar reserve currency
en October 28, 1990 w:Paul Simon Born at the Right Time w:The Rhythm of the Saints Warner Bros. We like to go down to restaurant row / Spend those euro-dollars/ All the way from Washington to Tokyo
en obsolete informal en euro € nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and fiction
Translations
a deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States
Finnish: fi eurodollari
German: de Eurodollars m-p
Italian: it eurodollaro m
Polish: pl eurodolar m
Romanian: ro eurodolar m
Spanish: es eurodólar m
Ukrainian: uk євродо́лар m
See also
en Eurobond
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