eurozone
noun
eu·ro·zone ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn 
: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web While unemployment is also historically low in Europe, economists see few signs that the eurozone economy is overheating. 
Tom Fairless, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 9.1 percent, up from 8.9 percent in July, according to the latest figures released Wednesday by the European Union statistics agency Eurostat. BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries hit 8.6% in June, surging past the 8.1% recorded in May. Inflation is now at its highest level since recordkeeping for the euro began in 1997. Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 There are growing predictions that the eurozone economy could slip into recession, especially if energy supplies continue to be disrupted. Isabella Simonetti, New York Times, 5 July 2022 Inflation around the 19-country eurozone was 8.9% in July, more than quadruple the rate just a year ago. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 The rate of inflation across the eurozone hit a record high of 8.9% in July. Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 In Britain, consumer prices rose 9.4 percent in June from a year earlier, faster than inflation in the United States and the eurozone. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Those bond-market borrowing rates are now rising again, especially for more indebted eurozone countries such as Italy, where Premier Mario Draghi's resignation has brought back bad memories of Europe's debt crisis a decade ago. David Mchugh, ajc, 21 July 2022 See More
Tom Fairless, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 9.1 percent, up from 8.9 percent in July, according to the latest figures released Wednesday by the European Union statistics agency Eurostat. BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries hit 8.6% in June, surging past the 8.1% recorded in May. Inflation is now at its highest level since recordkeeping for the euro began in 1997. Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 There are growing predictions that the eurozone economy could slip into recession, especially if energy supplies continue to be disrupted. Isabella Simonetti, New York Times, 5 July 2022 Inflation around the 19-country eurozone was 8.9% in July, more than quadruple the rate just a year ago. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2022 The rate of inflation across the eurozone hit a record high of 8.9% in July. Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 In Britain, consumer prices rose 9.4 percent in June from a year earlier, faster than inflation in the United States and the eurozone. Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Those bond-market borrowing rates are now rising again, especially for more indebted eurozone countries such as Italy, where Premier Mario Draghi's resignation has brought back bad memories of Europe's debt crisis a decade ago. David Mchugh, ajc, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1995, in the meaning defined above