mark
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8.6
- noun
- /mɑrk/
- Archaic
- With the introduction of West German convertible marks, the demand for Trabants has dropped precipitously.
- Deutsche mark
- German mark
- exchange dollars for marks
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Watch on YouTubeAnd now the pound and the dollar and the Deutsche mark and the yen were all moving around independently.
- And now the pound and the dollar and the Deutsche mark and the yen were all moving around independently.
- But like, people turned to Hitler when the Deutsche marks were being burned in the streets for fire, right?
- IBM at the time had large amounts of Swiss franc and German Deutsche Mark debt.
- Sweden, Spain, Ireland and France all eventually capitulated and devalued their currencies against the Deutsche Mark.
Examples
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And now the pound and the dollar and the Deutsche mark and the yen were all moving around independently.
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In addition, the ministry provided 30,000 marks to defray the moving expenses of his family.
Academic text (1999) -
No one had thought of that as they destroyed millions of marks' worth of plate glass.
Fiction book (1991) -
Good, but just until the deutsche mark turns.
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To achieve this, the Deutsche mark needs to rise in real terms.
Academic text (1990) -
What are you gonna use for money, deutsche marks?
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West Germany promises 3.5 million West German marks (U.S. $2 billion) in new credit guarantees.
Academic text (1990) -
When the euro was introduced, people exchanged their deutsche mark for the new currency.
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Before the euro, many tourists in Germany used the deutsche mark for their purchases.
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The value of the deutsche mark was well-known before it was replaced by the euro.
Synonyms
5
6.5
The money used in Germany before the euro
4
4.0
Money used in Germany before the euro arrived in 2002
2
6.5
Money used in Germany before it adopted the euro in 2002
Idioms
- Informal
8
4.1
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
Compounds
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1.1
Small signs in writing used to show the exact words someone said or a short title like a song
5
1.1
A mark at the end of a sentence that shows strong feeling or a loud command
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4.5
A short New Testament book that tells about Jesus's life and teachings
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3.4
A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it
- Specialized
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6.4
A small sign written on a letter to show how to say it or to change its meaning
- Specialized
1
9.8
A small groove or dent left by repeated movement, like a glacier scraping rock
- Archaic
1
9.9
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
- Specialized
1
5.8
A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly
- Specialized
1
9.9
A painted line on the side of a ship that shows how high it can be safely loaded
- Specialized
A mark on the ground that shows the exact direction from a survey station to true North
A way to write text that tells a web page how to look and where links go
Surface Forms
Etymology
The mark as old German money comes from a German word for a border area that later named the region and its money, so the mark became the name of the currency.