Norwegian krone
- noun
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corona noruega
- The prize, first given in 2004, comes with an award of 6 million Norwegian kroner, or about $700,000, making it one of the largest international awards in the humanities.
- million Norwegian kroner
- about 40 million Norwegian kroner
Examples
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If I walked into a US store with Norwegian krone, would they take it?
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Olsen got the equipment for the data measurement and 3,500 Norwegian kroner for the whole experiment.
Blog text (30) -
Yesterday my portfolio jumped 2.5 percent, and though I do not have Euro investments in it, I do have reasonable proxies like Swiss franc and Norwegian krone denominated investments.
Blog text (31) -
Jasinski, Soreide, and the rest of their nine-person scientific team were put in charge of excavating the site ahead of the pipeline construction, at a calculated cost of about 40 million Norwegian kroner—or $5.6 million.
Academic text (2006) -
Norway decided earlier this year to introduce a tax of 80 Norwegian kroner ($9.55) on all departing passengers as of June 1.
Synonyms
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Money used in Norway that equals 100 øre
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'Norwegian' (pertaining to Norway) + 'krone' (a currency), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it refers to Norway's monetary unit. The country-adjective + currency-noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal noun phrase composition, making the expression transparent.
Etymology
Norwegian krone comes from the word krone, which means 'crown' in Norwegian. Coins often showed a king's crown, so the name stuck, and that's why Norwegian krone means the 'money of Norway' today.