Asiadollar

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noun

A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank in Asia.

OriginEnglish dollar ← Dutch daler ← Middle Low German dāler →
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Meanings

nounAsiadollar (plural Asiadollars)

plural Asiadollars

  1. economicsA deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank in Asia.

Origin

  1. EnglishAsia
  2. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  4. Old High Germantal
  5. Middle High Germantal
  6. GermanTal
  7. GermanTaler
  8. Middle Low Germandāler
  9. Dutchdaler
  10. Englishdollar
  11. EnglishAsiadollar

From Asia + dollar.

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Cite this entry
APA

Asiadollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asiadollar

MLA

“Asiadollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asiadollar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asiadollar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asiadollar.

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