у. е.

See also: уе and уэ

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