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Währungseinheit

monetary unit, currency unit

noun VAY-rungs-ain-hite Rare
Numbers & Measures Money

Usage Note

Währungseinheit = the standard unit of a currency (e.g. Euro is the Währungseinheit of the euro zone). Used in financial and economic texts; more formal than simply naming the currency.

Examples

"Der Euro ist die Währungseinheit von 20 EU-Mitgliedstaaten."

Natural Translation

The euro is the monetary unit of 20 EU member states.

Literal Translation

The euro is the currency-unit of 20 EU-member-states.

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