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ECU Definition

ECU (ā ko̵̅o̅, ē′sē′yo̵̅o̅)

noun

a money of account of the European Community through 1998

Etymology: < E(uropean) C(urrency) U(nit)

écu Definition

écu (ā kü)

noun pl. -·cus-kü

any of various French silver or gold coins, esp. a silver crown of the 17th-18th cent.

Etymology: Fr < OFr escu < L scutum, a shield

ECU Finance Definition
See European currency unit.
ECU Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • get: By contrast fossil fuels only get 28m ecu in total - mainly for work on clean combustion technology.

Modifies a noun

  • proposal: Friend the Chancellor has put forward his hard ecu proposal.
  • plan: I have of course supported the hard ecu plan.

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