| 释义 |
E-day, n. orig. and chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˈiːdeɪ|, U.S. |ˈiˌdeɪ|
Forms: 19– E-Day, 19– E-day, 19– e-day
[‹ E- (in Euro n.2) + day n., after D-Day n.]
The day of official adoption of the euro as currency; spec. 1 January 2002, the day on which the euro became the sole official currency of the first countries to participate in European Monetary Union.
1996Banker Feb. 74 If a software development fails once an irrevocable commitment is made to EMU, there will be no fallback option if a bank intends trading after E-day. 2001Observer 29 July i. 18/4 Although the old currencies can be used until the end of February, from E-day, all the cash machines and banks in Euroland will issue only euros, and shops will give only euros in change. 2003Retail Week (Nexis) 20 June 14 According to the Treasury's third outline National Changeover Plan, April 6 would be the best date in any year for ‘e-day’. |