Etymology

bancor

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Today it means: A hypothetical supranational currency. Full definition →

French banque
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The story

  1. French · derived frombanque“bank”
  2. English todaybancor

Coined by John Maynard Keynes in 1940-42, based on French banque (“bank”) and or (“gold”).

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