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Definition of Grexit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Grexit

noun
 
/ˈɡreksɪt/,
 
/ˈɡreɡzɪt/
 
/ˈɡreksɪt/,
 
/ˈɡreɡzɪt/
[singular, uncountable]
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  1. used to refer to the possible departure of Greece from the eurozone (= the group of countries within the European Union that use the euro as a unit of money)
    • Voters feared uncertainty and did not want to risk Grexit.
    compare Brexit
    Word Origin2012: blend of Greek (or Greece) and exit.
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