: the basic monetary unit of Sweden
see Money Table
plural kronur ˈkrō-nər 
: the basic monetary unit of Iceland
see Money Table
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Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Sweden’s krona led losses among Group-of-10 currencies, followed by the pound and Norwegian krone. —Ruth Carson, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026 Volvo Cars said fourth-quarter operating income excluding items affecting comparability came in at 1.8 billion Swedish krona ($200.46 million), reflecting a 68% drop compared to the same period a year prior. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026 The court sentenced him to three years in prison, the minimum for rape in Sweden, and ordered him to pay 240,000 Swedish krona, about $25,600, in damages. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for krona
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Noun
The 10% sales fall to 49.6 billion Swedish krona ($5.3 billion) in the three months from December 2025 to February 2026 was largely a result of currency translation (9%); in local currencies the decline was 1%. —Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Sweden’s krona led losses among Group-of-10 currencies, followed by the pound and Norwegian krone. —Ruth Carson, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026 Volvo Cars said fourth-quarter operating income excluding items affecting comparability came in at 1.8 billion Swedish krona ($200.46 million), reflecting a 68% drop compared to the same period a year prior. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026 The court sentenced him to three years in prison, the minimum for rape in Sweden, and ordered him to pay 240,000 Swedish krona, about $25,600, in damages. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for krona
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“Krona.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/krona. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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