Deutsche mark

or Deut·sche·mark

[ doi-chuh, doich ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Deutsche mark¹

1945–50; < German: German mark

Example Sentences

In 1962, Germany signed a deal with Italy whereby it paid Rome 40 million Deutsche mark, worth just over 1 billion euros in today's money, which the two nations agreed covered damages inflicted by Nazi forces on the Italian state and its citizens.

From Reuters

The party wants Germany to quit the euro and reintroduce the Deutsche Mark.

From Reuters

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

All this fuelled leaps in exports through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, by which time the Deutsche mark had been replaced by the euro at a rate which made German exports attractive.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

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