у. е.

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Russian

Noun

у. е. (u. je.f inan (indeclinable)

  1. (euphemistic) initialism of усло́вная едини́ца (uslóvnaja jediníca): conventional unit (Soviet Union: prices displayed in these were sold in foreign currency only)
    конья́к в Интуристе стоит 30 у. е.konʹják v Inturiste stoit 30 u. je.cognac in Intourist costs 30 conventional units

Usage notes

у. е. is often seen as a synonym or even euphemism for US Dollar (1 у. е. = 1 USD), though sometimes 1 у. е. = 1 EUR