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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eur- combining form
  1. a variant of euro-
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Eur-, 
  1. var. of Euro- before a vowel.

-eur 
  1. a suffix occurring in loanwords from French, usually agent nouns formed from verbs (entrepreneur;
    voyeur    ), less commonly adjectives (agent provocateur).
  • Latin -ātōr- -ator; see -tor
  • Latin -ōr- -or2 and -eo(u)r
  • French; Old French -o(u)r

Eur., 
    1. Europe.
    2. European.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
eu•ro1  (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros, (esp. collectively) -ro. 
  1. Zoologywallaroo.
  • Ngajuri (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Jamestown and Peterborough, South Australia) yuru

eu•ro2  (yŏŏr′ō, yô′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. 
  1. Currencya proposed single monetary unit for all European contries.
  • by shortening and alteration of Eurocurrency 1970–75

Eu•ro  (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′ō),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]
  1. Informal TermsEuropean:a Euro expert.
  • independent use of Euro-

Euro-, 
  1. a shortening of European used as a combining form, esp. with the meaning "western European,'' particularly in reference to the European financial market or the European Economic Community:Eurodollar; Eurofarmers.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] Eur-. 
eu•ro22  (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. 
  1. Currencythe official common currency of participating European Union countries, effective from January 1, 1999.
  • shortening of Eurocurrency 1970–75

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