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

Revenue grew 13 percent to 74.3 billion Danish kroner ($10.8 billion) last year, while net profit grew 5 percent to 13.8 billion kroner. —Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025

The government said the cancellation would provide an extra 3 billion kroner—about $420 million—that would go toward its defense budget. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025

Plus there are two other attractions: Norwegian stocks sell at a significantly lower price-to-earnings multiple to the U.S., and offer a way to play a possible depreciation of the strong U.S. dollar versus the Norwegian krone. —CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025

Berenberg cut its target price to 725 Danish krone ($100.52) from 975 Krone, while Jefferies cut its target price to 515 Krone from 575 Krone. —Karen Gilchrist,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025

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

Rhymes for krone

• annona
• bellona
• cardona
• cinchona
• kimono
• persona
• ramona
• belladonna
• desdemona
• bona
• dona
• jonah

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