krona

1 of 2

noun (1)

kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronor ˈkrō-ˌnȯr How to pronounce krona (audio) -nər How to pronounce krona (audio)
the basic monetary unit of Sweden see Money Table

krona

2 of 2

noun (2)

kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronur ˈkrō-nər How to pronounce krona (audio)
the basic monetary unit of Iceland see Money Table

Examples of krona in a Sentence

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Noun
The award, which comes with a 400,000 Swedish krona ($36,000) cash prize, was announced during the closing gala Sunday night. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025 At the other end of the index, Swedish online bank Avanza shares gained 13% after the firm announced a full-year operating profit of 2.6 billion Swedish krona ($240 million) — a 14% year-on-year increase. Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 That changed earlier this week, however, when the Danish government announced plans for a 125M krona ($17.6M) production rebate system. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024 Revenue was up by an annual 1% to 92.8 billion Swedish krona. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for krona 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Swedish, literally, crown

Noun (2)

Icelandic krōna, literally, crown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1875, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of krona was in 1875

Dictionary Entries Near krona

Cite this Entry

“Krona.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/krona. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

krona

1 of 2 noun
kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronor -ˌnȯ(ə)r How to pronounce krona (audio)
-nər
1
: the basic unit of money of Sweden
2
: a coin representing one krona

krona

2 of 2 noun
kro·​na ˈkrō-nə How to pronounce krona (audio)
plural kronur -nər How to pronounce krona (audio)
1
: the basic unit of money of Iceland
2
: a coin representing one krona
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