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currency war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
cur-ren-cy war
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The competition between countries in order to achieve a relatively low exchange rate for their home currencies, so as to assist their domestic industry.

Inflected Forms

currency wars (plural)

Phrases

purchasing power purchasing power parity trade war

Frequently Paired Words

debasement deflation devaluation inflation protectionism purchasing power purchasing power parity revaluation

Questions

What does currency war mean?
The competition between countries in order to achieve a relatively low exchange rate for their home currencies, so as to assist their domestic industry.

How to pronounce currency war

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