EUROCURRENCY
Eurocurrency
(noun) currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
eurocurrency (countable and uncountable, plural eurocurrencies)
(finance) Alternative form of Eurocurrency
Etymology
Noun
Eurocurrency (countable and uncountable, plural Eurocurrencies)
(finance) Deposits denominated in a currency other than the currency of the depositee.
Hyponyms
• Eurodollar
• Euroeuro
• Eurofranc
• Euroguilder
• Eurokoruna
• Euromark
• Eurosterling
• Euroyen
Usage notes
• Eurocurrency does not have to involve either the currency called the euro (which was introduced later) or the Eurozone.
Source: Wiktionary