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Deutschmark

Deutschmark

1 6.5
Money used in Germany before it adopted the euro in 2002
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɪtʃmɑrk/
translation icon : marco alemán
  • Travelers often exchanged their money for Deutschmark when visiting Germany before 2002.
  • a strong Deutschmark

Examples

  • I thought I might have mentioned how we picked up a deutschmarks contract, sat on it a week, sold it taking a 300 percent profit.

  • - Deutschmark?

  • - What about the Deutschmark?

  • 300 Deutschmark Mark.

  • 200 Deutschmark marks.

  • Francs, pounds, deutschmarks, and rubles wave in the air.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Where dollars and Deutschmarks get turned into counterfeit watches and genuine scars.

  • And, of course...if we have to taIk to a third party, then I know everything... right down to the penny, pound, franc, and Deutschmark.

  • Poland still intends to join the euro, but preferably one that resembles the old Deutschmark.

    Blog text (8)
  • 10,000 Deutschmarks.

Synonyms

mark
vsDeutschmark
  • Archaic
51 8.6

The old money used in Germany before the euro

is the specific historic German name rather than the short general label
German mark
vsDeutschmark
3 4.0

Money used in Germany before the euro arrived in 2002

is the same currency but named in the original German form
Deutsche Mark
vsDeutschmark
2 6.5

The money used in Germany before the euro

is the same currency but written as a single German compound name

Surface Forms

Deutschmark singular
Deutschmarks plural

Etymology

Deutschmark is an easy name to remember: Deutsch means 'German' and mark was an old word for 'money' or a coin. So the Deutschmark was simply 'German money', the currency used in Germany before the euro.