Deutsche mark

American  

[doi-chuh, doich] / ˈdɔɪ tʃə, dɔɪtʃ /

Or Deutschemark

noun

1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Germany until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pfennigs. DM

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Etymology

Origin of Deutsche mark

1945–50; < German: German mark

Example Sentences

Exchange rate stability was virtually a given, bearing in mind that on the creation of its national currency in 1994, Croatia pegged the kuna to the Deutsche mark.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2023

All this fuelled leaps in exports through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, by which time the Deutsche mark had been replaced by the euro at a rate which made German exports attractive.

From Reuters • Jul. 8, 2022

Djokovic told me that his father, Srdjan, once gathered the family and slammed a 10 Deutsche mark on the kitchen table and explained that this was all the money they had left.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2022

Indeed, while the central banks of Germany, France and Estonia are vestiges of the Deutsche mark, French franc and Estonian kroon, they don't dictate many banking policies in their borders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2012

“I bet that not one-third of viewers would give one Deutsche mark, one Swiss franc, seven Austrian schillings for the people suffering in the Sahel region,” he said, referring to the drought-prone region of Africa.

From Washington Post