krone

1 of 2

noun (1)

kro·​ne ˈkrō-nə 

plural kroner ˈkrō-nər 

the basic monetary unit of Denmark and Norway see Money Table

krone

2 of 2

noun (2)

kro·​ne ˈkrō-nə 

plural kronen ˈkrō-nən 

1

: the basic monetary unit of Austria from 1892 to 1925

2

: a coin representing one krone

Examples of krone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Goldman has a target price of 586 Danish krone ($82) on the stock, implying around 42% upside. —Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024

The country’s government is to introduce a production rebate scheme worth 125M krone ($17.5M) to overseas productions. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024

Net profit was up 16 percent to 45.5 billion kroner in the first six months of 2024 while sales increased by 24 percent to 133.4 billion kroner. —Sara Lomelin, Fortune Europe, 7 Aug. 2024

The company doesn’t break out its air and sea logistics divisions separately, but the unit saw 8 percent revenue growth in the second quarter to 24.6 billion Danish krone ($3.6 billion), up from the wider six-month 2 percent loss. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Danish, literally, crown

Noun (2)

German, literally, crown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1885, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

krone

1 of 2 noun

kro·​ne ˈkrō-nə 

plural kroner -nər 

1

: the basic unit of money of Denmark and Norway

2

: a coin representing one krone

krone

2 of 2 noun

kro·​ne ˈkrō-nə 

plural kronen -nən 

: the basic unit of money of Austria from 1892 to 1925