From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: CurrenciesDeutschmarkDeutsch‧mark /ˈdɔɪtʃmɑːk $ -mɑːrk/ (also mark) noun [countable]PECthe standardunit of money used in Germany before the euroExamples from the CorpusDeutschmark• Therefore an arbitrageur could make virtually riskless profits by exchangingsterling for Deutschmarks, Deutschmarks for dollars and dollars for sterling:.• For example, suppose that currency 1 is sterling, currency 2 is dollars and currency 3 is Deutschmarks.• It was only when the Government decided to shadow the Deutschmark that it dropped its commitment to sound money.• It is absurd to disagree about whether we should be fixed to the Deutschmark or not, while behaving as if we were.• But if we are to be fixed to the Deutschmark, that should be an agreed and acknowledgedpolicy.• The Deutschmark falls out of the Exchange RateMechanism.OriginDeutschmark(1900-2000)German"German mark"