Deutsche mark

[doi-chuh, doich] /ˈdɔɪ tʃə, dɔɪtʃ/
noun
1.
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Germany until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 pfennigs.
Abbreviation: DM.
Also, Deutschemark.
Compare ostmark.
Origin
1945-50; < German: German mark
British Dictionary definitions for Deutsche mark

Deutschmark

/ˈdɔɪtʃˌmɑːk/
noun
1.
the former standard monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs; replaced by the euro in 2002: until 1990 the standard monetary unit of West Germany DM
Encyclopedia Article for Deutsche mark

mark

former monetary unit of Germany.

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