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ECU definition

ECU or 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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