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krone

/kroʊn/

Meanings
noun
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.

Examples :

"I need to exchange my dollars for Norwegian krone before my trip to Oslo. "
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Related Words

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except verb

/ɪkˈsɛpt/ /ɛkˈsɛpt/

To exclude; to specify as being an exception.

"The teacher except for students who already completed the project. "

Illustration currency

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

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islands noun

/ˈaɪləndz/

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

"We took a boat trip to visit some small islands off the coast. "

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including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

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where noun

/wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹ/

The place in which something happens.

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

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dollars noun

/ˈdɒləz/ /ˈdɑlɚz/

Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

"The new bicycle costs 200 dollars. "

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aurar noun

/ɔˈrɑr/

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Icelandic króna

""The old price tag showed the item cost 100 krónur, but now with inflation, they probably don't even bother counting in aurar anymore." "

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

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divided verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪd/ /dəˈvaɪdɪd/

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

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need noun

/niːd/

A requirement for something; something needed.

"My family's biggest need right now is a new car. "

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exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

An act of exchanging or trading.

"All in all, it was an even exchange."