Meanings
nounreserve currency (plural reserve currencies)
plural reserve currencies
- economicsA foreign currency that is held in reserve as foreign exchange reserves.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 儲備貨幣 /储备货币
- 儲備貨幣 /储备货币foreign currency that is held in reserve
Finnish varantovaluutta
- varantovaluuttaforeign currency that is held in reserve
German Währungsreserve
- Währungsreserveforeign currency that is held in reserve
Russian резе́рвная валю́та
- резе́рвная валю́та (rezérvnaja valjúta)foreign currency that is held in reserve
Swedish reservvaluta
- reservvalutaforeign currency that is held in reserve
Vietnamese tiền tệ dự trữ
- tiền tệ dự trữforeign currency that is held in reserve
Cite this entry
APA
reserve currency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reserve%20currency
MLA
“reserve currency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reserve%20currency. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reserve currency,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reserve%20currency.
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