currency intervention

noun

The buying or selling of foreign currency by a government or central bank in exchange for their own domestic currency, generally with the intention of influencing the exchange rate and trade policy.

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Meanings

noun
  1. businessThe buying or selling of foreign currency by a government or central bank in exchange for their own domestic currency, generally with the intention of influencing the exchange rate and trade policy.
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APA

currency intervention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20intervention

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“currency intervention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20intervention. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “currency intervention,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20intervention.

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