EZ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ez"

Translingual

Symbol

EZ

1. (international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Eurozone.

Usage notes

This is an exceptionally reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of ISO 6166 for the purpose of being used in the International Securities Identification Number system, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO outside of that purpose.

English

Etymology

Phonetic rendering from the letter names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiː ˈziː/, ("easy") /ˈiː (ˌ)ziː/

Adjective

EZ

1. (US, informal, mostly in names of products and services) Abbreviation of easy.

Usage notes

Primarily American; less common in other English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, the UK, and Ireland where the letter z is pronounced "zed", not "zee". When this form of 'easy' is found in these countries, the 'Z' in 'EZ' pronounced as 'zee', like in the US.

Derived terms

• EZPZ
• GGEZ

Noun

EZ (plural EZs)

1. Initialism of exclusion zone: a geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities. See also Restricted Area.

Anagrams

• ZE, ze