Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Funds deposited in a bank when those funds are denominated in a currency differing from the bank's own domestic currency.

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  • noun currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing

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Examples

  • So we are not in Eurocurrency finances for our health.

    International Credit on Capital Markets Now and in the Future 1971

  • The determination of front-end fees on syndicated Eurocurrency credits (International finance discussion papers) by Rodney H Mills

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Dollar Trades at Record Low Versus Euro as Fed Plan Disappoints 2008

  • Just yesterday, it seemed, the countries of Western Europe were poised to put aside centuries of war and conflict to join in a full-scale economic and political union 'The much-touted single market of "1992" was to lead inexorably toward a common "Eurocurrency" by the year 2000.

    Europe In Pieces 2008

  • By the year 2000 some, if not all, Western Europeans will be paying their bills with a single Eurocurrency, the ECU.

    Europe Takes A Giant Stop 2008

  • In are voice mail, postmodern, euro that unified currency is lowercased, though Eurocurrency is not, to differentiate U.S. dollars held in European banks, feng shui and into the breach.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • In are voice mail, postmodern, euro that unified currency is lowercased, though Eurocurrency is not, to differentiate U.S. dollars held in European banks, feng shui and into the breach.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • In are voice mail, postmodern, euro that unified currency is lowercased, though Eurocurrency is not, to differentiate U.S. dollars held in European banks, feng shui and into the breach.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • In are voice mail, postmodern, euro that unified currency is lowercased, though Eurocurrency is not, to differentiate U.S. dollars held in European banks, feng shui and into the breach.

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • The term refers to shell branches owned by nonresident banks in an international financial center that, by accepting deposits from foreign banks and other offshore banking units, makes loans in the Eurocurrency market, unrestricted by local monetary authorities or governments.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

  • The term refers to shell branches owned by nonresident banks in an international financial center that, by accepting deposits from foreign banks and other offshore banking units, makes loans in the Eurocurrency market, unrestricted by local monetary authorities or governments.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

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