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dollar area

American  

noun

  1. those countries among which trade is conducted in U.S. dollars or in freely convertible currencies.


Etymology

Origin of dollar area

First recorded in 1945–50

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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

Currency markets are also on intervention watch from Japanese authorities, with the yen falling through the 145 per dollar area and anchored around its weakest level against the euro since 2008.

From Reuters Aug. 14, 2023

Those restructured bonds have been trading in the low 30-cents on the dollar area for most of last year.

From Reuters Mar. 25, 2022

Today, 90% of all the goods flowing into West Germany from the dollar area have no import quotas v.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, Cripps wanted the Commonwealth to cut its own dollar area imports by 25%.

From Time Magazine Archive

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