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All this fuelled leaps in exports through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, by which time the Deutsche mark had been replaced by the euro at a rate which made German exports attractive.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

As the steward of Germany's currency, the vaunted Deutsche mark, until it was replaced by the euro, the Bundesbank earned a reputation for safeguarding Germany's postwar boom while keeping inflation in check.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2010

“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