unpegged; unpegging; unpegs
Examples of unpeg in a Sentence
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By contrast, Argentinian wage rises have been on an upward trend since the peso was unpegged from the dollar in 2002 and went into steep decline.
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Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018
Mr Lourenço has unpegged Angola’s currency, the kwanza, from the dollar, prompting it to fall by 27% since January.
—The Economist, 3 May 2018
His first big move as central banker, back in 2005, was to unpeg the yuan from the dollar.
—The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018
Mr Lourenço has unpegged Angola’s currency, the kwanza, from the dollar, prompting it to fall by 27% since January.
—The Economist, 3 May 2018
His first big move as central banker, back in 2005, was to unpeg the yuan from the dollar.
—The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Unpeg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpeg. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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