de-dollarization

A form of dedollarization — The process of phasing out local acceptance of the United States dollar or other foreign currency and returning to the domestic currency or using other currencies.

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Meanings

nounde-dollarization (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of dedollarization.

    Analysts have called this a moment of rapid de-dollarization as investors reassess the trustworthiness of a currency that had long been considered the most reliable in the world.

    2025 April 16, Erika Page, “End of dollar dominance? Trump tariffs are decreasing trust in US currency.”, in The Christian Science Monitor
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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