Bretton Woods Conference

[ bret-n ]

/ ˈbrɛt n /

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noun

an international conference called at Bretton Woods, N.H., in July 1944 to deal with international monetary and financial problems: resulted in the creation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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British Dictionary definitions for Bretton Woods Conference

Bretton Woods Conference

/ (ˈbrɛtən) /

noun

an international monetary conference held in 1944 at Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, which resulted in the establishment of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

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