dollarization

ˌdɑlərɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of dollarization - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business

TECH.

adoption of US dollar as official currency

TECH.

Ecuador underwent dollarization in 2000.

parallel currency

TECH.

use of US dollar alongside domestic currency

TECH.

In Zimbabwe, dollarization helped stabilize the economy.

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Origin of dollarization

English, dollar (currency) + -ization (process)

Examples of dollarization in a sentence

The country considered dollarization for stability.
Ecuador's dollarization policy attracted foreign investment.
Tourists found dollarization convenient for transactions.

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French:dollarisation, utilisation du dollar, ...
German:Dollarisierung, Dollar-Parallelwährung, ...
Italian:dollarizzazione, ...
Spanish:dolarización, ...
Portuguese:dolarização, uso do dólar, ...
Chinese:美元化, 美元并行使用, ...
Japanese:ドル化, ドルライゼーション, ...
Arabic:دَوْلَرَة, اعْتِماد الدّولار, ...
Hebrew:דוֹלָרִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:долларизация, использование доллара, ...
Ukrainian:доларизація, використання долара, ...
Hindi:डॉलराइजेशन, डॉलर का उपयोग, ...
Bengali:ডলারাইজেশন, ডলার ব্যবহার, ...
Catalan:dolarització, ...
Czech:dolarizace, ...
Danish:dollarisering, ...
Dutch:dollarisatie, ...
Greek:δολαριοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:dollarizáció, a dollár párhuzamos használata a hazai valutával, ...
Khmer:ការយកដុល្លារអាមេរិកជារូបិយប័ណ្ណផ្លូវការ, ការប្រើប្រាស់ប្រាក់ដុល្លារអាមេរិក, ...
Korean:달러화, 달러 병행, ...
Persian:دلاریزه, دلاریزه‌سازی, ...
Polish:dolarizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):dolarização, ...
Romanian:dolarizare, ...
Swedish:dollarisering, ...
Thai:ดอลลาร์ไอเซชัน, การใช้เงินดอลลาร์สหรัฐ, ...
Turkish:dolarizasyon, ...
Vietnamese:quá trình đô la hóa, sử dụng đô la Mỹ, ...

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