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

Examples of eurozone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The cartel revised global economic growth slightly higher for this year to 2.9%, buoyed by a better-than-expected first-half performance in Brazil, Russia, India and China plus a rebound in the eurozone. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 July 2024 France is running one of the highest deficits in the eurozone and now risks falling foul of the European Commission’s new fiscal rules, which had been suspended to help countries recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and energy crisis. Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 July 2024 The financial crisis of 2008 and the eurozone debt crisis that followed undermined the appeal of the EU as an economic union. Joshua Keating, Vox, 2 July 2024 Inflation in the eurozone climbed above 10 percent in October 2022. Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for eurozone 

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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 26 Jul. 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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