euros

Money in Milan

Euros is the plural of euro, the official currency of most European Union member states.

The eurozone comprises countries that have adopted the euro as their primary currency: The meal cost twenty euros.

In casual speech, euros sometimes refers broadly to European money or the European economy: How are euros doing against the dollar?

currency

banknotes

Paper currency notes

exchange · cash · circulation · minting · bills · notes · change · coinage · watermark · hologram

European

EU

European political-economic bloc

Maastricht · Lisbon · treaty · adoption · convergence · enlargement · opt-out · Denmark · Sweden · accession

spending

shopping

Acquiring goods at retailers

checkout · retail · expenses · price · cost · budget · bargain · sale · tip · fare

economy

inflation

Sustained price level increase

growth · fiscal · budget · deficit · surplus · trade · investment · stimulus · austerity · bond

Categories
Opposites
competing currencies

eurosdollars

US monetary units

US dollars · pounds · sterling · yen · Japanese yen

pre-euro national currencies

eurosFrench francs

Former currency of Paris

sterling · Swiss francs · drachmas · lira

non-fiat value stores

eurosgold

Element seventy-nine

Bitcoin · cryptocurrency · crypto · silver · precious metals

Phrases
Family

euro, eurozone, europium, eurobonds, Europol

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G