numeraire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of numeraire
1960–65; < French numéraire; see numerary
Example Sentences
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This obsession with petrodollars pulls our attention away from something more fundamental: the dollar’s role as the world’s numeraire, the denominating currency against which all or most other prices, contracts, and values are expressed.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
They chose to denominate in dollars precisely because the dollar was already the world’s numeraire.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
It will be necessary that the payments of the ten per cent, be made in numeraire for the first year from the establishment of the plan.
From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas
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