krone

¹

[ kroh-nuh ]

noun

, plural kro·ner [kroh, -ner].

1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. : Kr., kr.
2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 öre. : Kr., kr.

krone

²

[ kroh-nuh ]

noun

, plural kro·nen [kroh, -n, uh, n].

1. a former gold coin of Germany, equal to 10 marks.
2. korona ( def 1 ).

krone

¹

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland, divided into 100 øre
2. the standard monetary unit of Norway, divided into 100 øre

krone

²

/ ˈkrəʊnə /

noun

1. a former German gold coin worth ten marks
2. a former Austrian monetary unit

Word History and Origins

Origin of krone¹

1870–75; < Danish, Norwegian < Middle Low German < Medieval Latin corōna; króna

Origin of krone²

From German, dating back to 1870–75; krone ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of krone¹

C19: from Danish or Norwegian, from Middle Low German krōne, ultimately from Latin corōna crown

Origin of krone²

C19: from German, literally: crown; see krone ¹

Example Sentences

The company has been in Kalundborg for half a century but in the past two years announced it would invest 60 billion kroner, or about $8.6 billion, into expanding the facilities here.

From New York Times

Nina Østergaard Borris, Nordic Waste’s CEO, said it would take up five years to restore the site, and it could potentially cost billions of kroner.

From Seattle Times

The Norwegian krone is not far from its lowest levels of the year.

From Reuters

Sterling rebounded from earlier losses to trade slightly higher at 1.224 against the U.S. dollar, which also lost ground against the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars, along with the Norwegian krone and Swedish krona.

From Reuters

The women are asking for 300,000 Danish kroner each for their suffering, or about $42,135.

From New York Times