dollar area
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dollar area
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Nordea's Cekov said the yen likely needs to be around the 155 per dollar area for Japanese authorities to consider intervention or to talk the currency up.
From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2023
It jumped 0.7% on Thursday - its best day since July - pushing the yen back down toward the key 150.00 per dollar area.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2023
Japanese authorities seem less willing to intervene to support than they were last year when the yen was at these levels, but a further decline toward the 150 per dollar area could change their thinking.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023
Now, Cripps wanted the Commonwealth to cut its own dollar area imports by 25%.
From Time Magazine Archive
Earlier in the week, Cripps had told the House of Commons that Britain would cut her imports from the dollar area by 25% to help stop the drain on her dollar supply.
From Time Magazine Archive
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