krone

1
[ kroh-nuh ]

noun,plural kro·ner [kroh-ner]. /ˈkroʊ nər/.
  1. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.

  2. a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Norway, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.

Origin of krone

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1870–75; <Danish, Norwegian <Middle Low German <Medieval Latin corōna;see króna

Words Nearby krone

Other definitions for krone (2 of 2)

krone2
[ kroh-nuh ]

noun,plural kro·nen [kroh-nuhn]. /ˈkroʊ nən/.
  1. a former gold coin of Germany, equal to 10 marks.

Origin of krone

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From German, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at krone1

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How to use krone in a sentence

  • The total amount to be paid out yearly was limited to the modest figure of two hundred thousand krone ($40,600).

    Manual of Ship Subsidies | Edwin M. Bacon
  • Pelle handed him the bottle—there stood money in piles on the writing-table, thick round two-krone pieces one upon another!

    Pelle the Conqueror, Complete | Martin Anderson Nexo

British Dictionary definitions for krone (1 of 2)

krone1

/ (ˈkrəʊnə) /


nounplural -ner (-nə)
  1. the standard monetary unit of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland, divided into 100 øre

  2. the standard monetary unit of Norway, divided into 100 øre

Origin of krone

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C19: from Danish or Norwegian, from Middle Low German krōne, ultimately from Latin corōna crown

British Dictionary definitions for krone (2 of 2)

krone2

/ (ˈkrəʊnə) /


nounplural -nen (-nən)
  1. a former German gold coin worth ten marks

  2. a former Austrian monetary unit

Origin of krone

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C19: from German, literally: crown; see krone 1

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