"currency war" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: currency wars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} currency war (plural currency wars)
  1. (economics) The competition between countries in order to achieve a relatively low exchange rate for their home currencies, so as to assist their domestic industry. Categories (topical): Economics Translations (competition between countries to achieve a relatively low exchange rate): 匯率戰 /汇率战 (huìshuàizhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), валютные война (valjutnyje vojna) (Russian), конкуре́нтная девальва́ция (konkuréntnaja devalʹvácija) (Russian), chiến tranh tiền tệ (Vietnamese)

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