corralito

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noun

The economic measures taken in Argentina at the end of 2001 by Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo in order to stop a bank run.

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Meanings

nouncorralito (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe economic measures taken in Argentina at the end of 2001 by Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo in order to stop a bank run.

Origin

  1. Spanishcorralito
  2. Englishcorralito

From Spanish corralito (literally “playpen”).

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APA

corralito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corralito

MLA

“corralito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corralito. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corralito,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corralito.

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