eurozone

or eu·ro zone or Eu·ro·zone

[ yoor-oh-zohn, yur-oh‐ ]

noun

1. those member states of the European Union that have adopted the euro as their national currency, considered as a single economic entity:

   the eurozone's exports.

Eurozone

/ ˈjʊərəʊˌzəʊn /

noun

1. the geographical area containing the countries that have joined the European single currency

Word History and Origins

Origin of eurozone¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; euro ²( def ) + zone ( def )

Example Sentences

“The eurozone crisis was a real setback and that wasn't something I had predicted,” Cameron says.

From BBC

A top Eurozone central banker told me US tariffs alone were "not inflationary in Europe but it depends on what Europe's reaction will be".

From BBC

It is also lower than in the eurozone and the US, where rates were 2.6% and 3.3% in May respectively.

From BBC

Equally worrisome, the risk premium that investors demand to hold French government bonds over Germany’s, a eurozone benchmark, rose to the highest since 2017, the biggest weekly jump since 2012, when the euro debt crisis was underway.

From New York Times

The risk premium that investors demand to hold French government bonds over Germany’s, the eurozone’s benchmark, is near its highest level since 2017.

From New York Times