SINCE 1828
dollarization
noun
dol·lar·i·za·tion
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Definition of dollarization
: the adoption of the U.S. dollar as a country's official national currency
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Other Words from dollarization
dollarize
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That’s not to say dollarization doesn’t carry risks. — Rachelle Krygier, Washington Post, "Venezuela hopes to tackle the world’s worst inflation by deleting zeros from its currency," 23 Mar. 2018 To ensure success, the peso-dollar exchange rate employed in the dollarization process should be set at a level that undervalues the defunct peso. — Steve H. Hanke And John Greenwood, WSJ, "The Dollar, Not the IMF, Can Save Argentina," 26 Sep. 2018 Detractors say dollarization prevents governments from devaluing or taking other measures during tough times. — John Otis And, WSJ, "The Dollar Rescued Ecuador. Can It Save Venezuela?," 27 Mar. 2018 Quito investment banker Ramiro Crespo recommends dollarization for Venezuela, comparing it to gun control. — John Otis And, WSJ, "The Dollar Rescued Ecuador. Can It Save Venezuela?," 27 Mar. 2018 Falcon’s dollarization plan has appeared to hit a nerve with the country’s impoverished people. — Rachelle Krygier, Washington Post, "Venezuela hopes to tackle the world’s worst inflation by deleting zeros from its currency," 23 Mar. 2018 In the Seychelles, for example, dollarization jumped from 20 percent in 2006 to 60 percent in 2008. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "IMF Head: Cryptocurrency Could Be the Future. Really.," 2 Oct. 2017 The result of the de-facto dollarization has been a devil’s bargain: Shelves are fuller than Venezuela has seen for months, but with prices that are out of reach for the vast majority of poor Venezuelans. — Washington Post, "US sanctions to pile misery on moribund Venezuelan economy," 29 Aug. 2017 The result of the de-facto dollarization has been a devil’s bargain: Shelves are fuller than Venezuela has seen for months, but with prices that are out of reach for the vast majority of poor Venezuelans. — Washington Post, "US sanctions to pile misery on moribund Venezuelan economy," 29 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dollarization.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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