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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Many Greeks saw their wages and pensions slashed in return for bailouts worth 280 billion euros ($297 billion) during a 2009-2018 debt crisis which shaved a quarter off Greece’s economic output and nearly pushed the country out of the eurozone. Reuters, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024 In the second quarter of the year, the eurozone expanded by a modest quarterly rate of 0.2%. L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 Economic expectations for the eurozone, the USA, and China have also significantly improved. Karen Gilchrist,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 In late 2022, average inflation across the eurozone peaked above 10 percent as a surge in energy prices fed through to consumer goods and services, and workers demanded higher wages to blunt the pain of the jump in prices. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for eurozone 

Word History

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 18 Dec. 2024.

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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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