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currency war

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 匯率戰 /汇率战 (huìshuàizhàn) — competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
  • Georgian: სავალუტო ომი (savaluṭo omi) — competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
  • Russian: валютные война (valjutnyje vojna) — competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
  • Russian: конкуре́нтная девальва́ция (konkuréntnaja devalʹvácija) — competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
  • Swedish: valutakrig — competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
  • Vietnamese: chiến tranh tiền tệ — competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate