ECU

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

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