Eurodollar [yoo r-uh-dol-er, yur-] Word Origin noun
- a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to a European bank.
Compare Asiadollar. Origin of Eurodollar First recorded in 1955–60; Euro- + dollar British Dictionary definitions for eurodollar eurodollar noun
- (sometimes capital) a US dollar as part of a European holdingSee eurocurrency