ECU Definition
ā-kyo͝o
ecus, ecu
abbreviation
European currency unit.
American Heritage
European Currency Unit.
Wiktionary
Engine control unit.
Wiktionary
Electronic control unit.
Wiktionary
noun
A money of account of the European Community through 1998
Webster's New World
Any of various French silver or gold coins, esp. a silver crown of the 17th-18th cent.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(law) Abbreviation of Ecuador.
Wiktionary
Origin of ECU
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French from Old French escu from Latin scūtum shield (from the shield stamped on the coin) skei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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