ecu

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ecu^¹

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From the initial letters of European currency unit; simultaneously an allusion to the historical currency écu.

noun ecus · ECU

historical The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.

ECU^²

noun ECUs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of engine control unit
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abbreviation, initialism Initialism of emission(s) control unit
European Union, abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of European Currency Unit
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Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: euro, eua, ecm, uca, crest, ice, shield, eur, euros, shields, coins, lbn, mecu, sufa, escb, ects

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noun European Currency Unit

Français	écu

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"ecu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ecu. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

APA

ecu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ecu

Chicago

"ecu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ecu.

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@misc{ecu_2026,
  title = {ecu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ecu},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}

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