krone


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kro·ne 1

 (krō′nə)
n. pl. kro·ner (-nər)
See Table at currency.

[Norwegian, from Old Norse krūna; see krona1.]

kro·ne 2

 (krō′nə)
n. pl. kro·ner (-nər)
See Table at currency.

[Danish krone, from Old Norse krūna; see krona1.]
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krone

(ˈkrəʊnə)
n, pl -ner (-nə)
1. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland, divided into 100 øre
2. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Norway, divided into 100 øre
[C19: from Danish or Norwegian, from Middle Low German krōne, ultimately from Latin corōna crown]

krone

(ˈkrəʊnə)
n, pl -nen (-nən)
1. a former German gold coin worth ten marks
2. (Currencies) a former Austrian monetary unit
[C19: from German, literally: crown; see krone1]
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kro•ne1

(ˈkroʊ nə)

n., pl. -ner (-nər).
the basic monetary unit of Denmark and Norway.
[1870–75; < Dan, Norwegian < Middle Low German < Medieval Latin corōna; see kró na]

kro•ne2

(ˈkroʊ nə)

n., pl. -nen (-nən).
a former monetary unit of Austria.
[1870–75; < German; see krone1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.krone - the basic unit of money in Norwaykrone - the basic unit of money in Norway  
ore - a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
Norwegian monetary unit - monetary unit in Norway
2.krone - the basic unit of money in Denmark
ore - a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
Danish monetary unit - monetary unit in Denmark
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Translations

krone

n (Danish) → dänische Krone; (Norwegian) → norwegische Krone
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Count Dracula had directed me to go to the Golden Krone Hotel, which I found, to my great delight, to be thoroughly old-fashioned, for of course I wanted to see all I could of the ways of the country.
Operating profit decreased by 8% reported in Danish kroner and increased by 6% in local currencies to DKK12.4bn, which the company says reflects the significant depreciation of the US dollar and related currencies against the Danish krone.
The Tuborg and Somersby Cider maker saw annual net profits sink to 1.3bn Danish krone (PS155m) last year, down from 4.5bn krone (PS536.1m) as Russian beer volumes dropped 14%.
The Tuborg and Somersby Cidermaker saw annual net profits sink to 1.3 billion Danish krone (PS155m) last year, down from 4.5 billion krone (PS536.1m) as Russian beer volumes dropped 14%.
The krone weakened against many of the main currencies during the year, which increased the fund's value by 668 billion kroner, and new capital of 42 billion kroner was transferred from the government.
Beginning in 1954, art director Helmut Krone spent more than 30 years at DDB, working on accounts ranging from car rental companies to Colombian coffee--he even conjured Colombian coffee's most well-known mascot, Juan Valdez.
Bernard Krone decided to develop the first BiG M in the early 1990s, he felt that mower-conditioners at the time were undersized for the productivity required by new self-propelled forage harvester models, which were increasing in size and capacity.
Krone North America, Memphis, Tennessee, USA www.krone-na.com
NEW YORK -- The back half of the ground floor of Jaime Roark and Ben Krone's rebuilt Red Hook house is a clear plastic garage door.
31 May 2013 a[euro]" Danish lender Jyske Bank A/S (CPH:JYSK) on Friday said it had inked deals to offload Jyske Global Asset Management A/S, which offers advisory to US private banks, as well as its interests in lending and leasing group Krone Kapital.