Exchange Rate Mechanism

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noun

the mechanism formerly used in the European Monetary System in which participating governments committed themselves to maintain the values of their currencies in relation to the ECUAbbreviation: ERM

Also: Exchange Rate Mechanism II the mechanism used to stabilize the currencies of European Union states that have not adopted the euro but wish to maintain the value of their currency in relation to itAbbreviation: ERM II

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Words nearby Exchange Rate Mechanism

exchangeable, exchangee, exchange force, exchanger, exchange rate, Exchange Rate Mechanism, exchange student, exchange transfusion, exchequer, excide, excimer

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The wheezy, crazy mechanism of the car went to bits in unexpected places.
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At any rate his stirring advice and the dispatches he brought roused the military authorities at Meerut into activity.
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