depeg
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To become detached from or to abandon a fixed exchange rate between two currencies.
Example Sentences
- "It also led international bankers and hedge fund managers to expect that the region's currencies would soon or later depeg from the dollar and depreciate (or be allowed to float)."
Etymology
From de- + peg.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: de