krone
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5.3
Money used in Norway that equals 100 øre
- noun
- /ˈkroʊnə/
:
coroa noruega
- 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.
Examples
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He dropped the hundred krone bill on the counter and said, "Keep the change."
Fiction book (2002) -
He dropped the hundred krone bill on the counter and said, "Keep the change."
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What's a krone these days?
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Gold in Dollars, Euros, Pounds, Norwegian Krone? 1 Year
Blog text (3) -
If I walked into a US store with Norwegian krone, would they take it?
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All ruble transactions were outlawed and the krone became the only legal tender.
Synonyms
Norwegian krone
vskrone
3.5
The money used in Norway, divided into 100 øre
is the same currency term but without the country name specification
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Krone comes from an old word meaning 'crown', just like the English word crown. Because kings' crowns often appeared on coins, the name was used for national money, so krone is now the name of Norway's currency.