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词汇 Ostmark
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Definition of Ostmark in English:

Ostmark

noun ˈɒstmɑːkˈɑstmɑrk
historical
  • The basic monetary unit of the former German Democratic Republic, equal to 100 pfennig.

    〈史〉马克(前德意志民主共和国货币单位,1马克等于100芬尼)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is even a hotel in the town of Zittau where guests can change their euros into Ostmarks, be ignored by hotel staff and spied upon by secret service agents.
    • Like nearly all former East Germans, he is unsentimental about the Ostmark.
    • In addition, the exchange rate of the Ostmark against the Deutsche Mark underwent substantial revaluation with the currency reform which converted Ostmarks into DM at 1:1 with large holdings being exchanged at 2:1.
    • Remarkably, his countrymen, who had seen him swap valuable D-marks for worthless Ostmarks in 1990, accepted his decision with barely a murmur of dissent.
    • Problems were made worse when the German currency union took effect, following the decision to convert East German Ostmarks at an artificially high rate into Deutschmarks.

Origin

German, literally 'east mark' (see mark2).

Definition of Ostmark in US English:

Ostmark

nounˈɑstmɑrkˈästmärk
historical
  • The basic monetary unit of the former German Democratic Republic, equal to 100 pfennigs.

    〈史〉马克(前德意志民主共和国货币单位,1马克等于100芬尼)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Problems were made worse when the German currency union took effect, following the decision to convert East German Ostmarks at an artificially high rate into Deutschmarks.
    • Remarkably, his countrymen, who had seen him swap valuable D-marks for worthless Ostmarks in 1990, accepted his decision with barely a murmur of dissent.
    • In addition, the exchange rate of the Ostmark against the Deutsche Mark underwent substantial revaluation with the currency reform which converted Ostmarks into DM at 1:1 with large holdings being exchanged at 2:1.
    • Like nearly all former East Germans, he is unsentimental about the Ostmark.
    • There is even a hotel in the town of Zittau where guests can change their euros into Ostmarks, be ignored by hotel staff and spied upon by secret service agents.

Origin

German, literally ‘east mark’ (see mark).

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