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dollarization
[ dol-er-uh-zey-shuhn ]
/ ˌdɒl ər əˈzeɪ ʃən /
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noun
the conversion of a country's currency system into U.S. dollars.
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Origin of dollarization
First recorded in 1985–90
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How to use dollarization in a sentence
Hanke and others have speculated that the Bitcoin move is a first step towards scrapping dollarization altogether and issuing a national digital currency.
El Salvador Is Betting on Bitcoin to Rebrand the Country — and Strengthen the President's Grip|Ciara Nugent|October 1, 2021|Time
British Dictionary definitions for dollarization
dollarization
dollarisation
/ (ˌdɒləraɪˈzeɪʃən) /
noun
the process of converting a country's currency to US dollars
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