(formerly) the standard monetary unit of East Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs
Word origin
German, literally: east mark
ostmark in American English
(ˈɔstˌmɑːrk, ˈɑst-)
noun
(formerly)
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990 and by the euro in 2002
Word origin
[1945–50; ‹ G: east mark]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, ergative, individual medley, on-line, poison pill