dollarization
noun
dol·lar·i·za·tion
ˌdä-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
: the adoption of the U.S. dollar as a country's official national currency
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Trump’s tariff war, for example, has accelerated de-dollarization by making the United States an unreliable arbiter of the global economy.
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
Key use cases for stablecoins include trading, settlement, dollarization, and cross-border payments.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Since 2009 Zimbabwe has tried five other local units of exchange and failed to end dollarization of the economy.
—Tawanda Karombo, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Announcing dollarization now would provide a confidence boost to the Argentine economy and provide a stabilizing effect.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
Key use cases for stablecoins include trading, settlement, dollarization, and cross-border payments.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
Since 2009 Zimbabwe has tried five other local units of exchange and failed to end dollarization of the economy.
—Tawanda Karombo, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Announcing dollarization now would provide a confidence boost to the Argentine economy and provide a stabilizing effect.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Dollarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollarization. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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