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Euro

euro

noun OY-ro Less Common
Numbers & Measures Money

Origin: shortened from 'Europa'

Usage Note

Euro stays singular after numbers in price statements: zehn Euro, never zehn Euros. The plural Euros is reserved for physical coins or notes, and Germans place the symbol after the amount, as in 5 Euro.

Examples

"Das kostet zwanzig Euro."

Natural Translation

That costs twenty euros.

Literal Translation

That costs twenty euro.

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