gold window

noun

The mechanism by which foreign governments and central banks could directly exchange US dollars for physical gold.

Meanings

noungold window (plural gold windows)

plural gold windows

  1. economicsThe mechanism by which foreign governments and central banks could directly exchange US dollars for physical gold.
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“gold window.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20window. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold window,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20window.

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