plural kronen
ˈkrō-nən 
1
: the basic monetary unit of Austria from 1892 to 1925
2
: a coin representing one krone
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Denmark rejected joining the euro and has retained its own currency, the krone, for example.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Ambu posted organic revenue growth of 11.7% in its fiscal second quarter, with revenue for the three months to March coming in at a worse-than-expected 1.55 billion Danish krone ($240 million).
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Operating profit in the period rose 9 percent to 1.64 billion kroner, or $250 million, while the EBIT margin was 22.3 percent, compared with 22 percent in the corresponding period last year.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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The greenback is down versus the euro (-6%), British pound sterling (-5%), Swedish krona (-9%) and Norwegian krone (-7%), meaning Americans are paying more while traveling virtually anywhere in Western Europe this summer.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Denmark rejected joining the euro and has retained its own currency, the krone, for example.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Ambu posted organic revenue growth of 11.7% in its fiscal second quarter, with revenue for the three months to March coming in at a worse-than-expected 1.55 billion Danish krone ($240 million).
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Operating profit in the period rose 9 percent to 1.64 billion kroner, or $250 million, while the EBIT margin was 22.3 percent, compared with 22 percent in the corresponding period last year.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Krone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/krone. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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