Meanings
nouncurrency war (plural currency wars)
plural currency wars
- economicsThe competition between countries in order to achieve a relatively low exchange rate for their home currencies, so as to assist their domestic industry.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 匯率戰 /汇率战
- 匯率戰 /汇率战 (huìshuàizhàn)competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
Russian валютные война, конкуре́нтная девальва́ция
- валютные война (valjutnyje vojna)competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
- конкуре́нтная девальва́ция (konkuréntnaja devalʹvácija)competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
Swedish valutakrig
- valutakrigcompetition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
Vietnamese chiến tranh tiền tệ
- chiến tranh tiền tệcompetition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate
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APA
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“currency war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20war. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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