Definitions

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  • verb intransitive To undergo dollarization; to start using the dollar as currency.

Etymologies

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dollar +‎ -ize

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Examples

  • In some countries, such as Argentina, boards were set up to "dollarize" the economy.

    Will Upstart Euro End the Reign of Almighty Dollar? 2001

  • Continued economic instability drove a 70\% depreciation of the currency throughout 1999, which eventually forced a desperate government to "dollarize" the currency regime in 2000.

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • European sector firms especially are likely to acquire U.S. companies to "dollarize" their cost structure and to establish or strengthen their position with the largest A

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • European sector firms especially are likely to acquire U.S. companies to "dollarize" their cost structure and to establish or strengthen their position with the largest A

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • European sector firms especially are likely to acquire U.S. companies to "dollarize" their cost structure and to establish or strengthen their position with the largest A&D market in the world, the U.S.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • European sector firms especially are likely to acquire U.S. companies to "dollarize" their cost structure and to establish or strengthen their position with the largest A&D market in the world, the U.S.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • European sector firms especially are likely to acquire U.S. companies to "dollarize" their cost structure and to establish or strengthen their position with the largest A

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • European sector firms especially are likely to acquire U.S. companies to "dollarize" their cost structure and to establish or strengthen their position with the largest A&D market in the world, the U.S.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • We are courting trouble if many countries dollarize.

    Dollarizing--A Black Hole 2008

  • As a parallel step, an interim monetary facility should be arranged to help the country make an early transition to the euro; if the EU balks, the U.S. should offer Kiev the opportunity to dollarize.

    The Market Will Punish Putinism 2008

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