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special drawing right

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A monetary unit of account maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the value of which is based on a basket of major currencies, currently (since 2016) consisting of the US dollar, the euro, the renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the pound sterling.

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Synonyms: paper gold

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 特別提款權 /特别提款权 (tèbié tíkuǎn quán) — accounting unit
  • Dutch: speciaal trekkingsrecht — accounting unit
  • Finnish: erityisnosto-oikeus — accounting unit
  • French: droit de tirage spéciaux — accounting unit
  • German: Sonderziehungsrecht — accounting unit
  • Japanese: 特別引出権 (tokubetsu hikidashi ken) — accounting unit
  • Korean: 특별인출권 (teukbyeorinchulgwon) — accounting unit
  • Spanish: derecho especiales de giro — accounting unit