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depegging

depegging noun: the process where a nation or entity allows the value of its currency to fluctuate freely in the foreign exchange market, removing the fixed exchange rate or peg to another currency. Also the present participle and gerund of depeg.

Noun

depegging (countable and uncountable, plural depeggings)

  1. The process where a nation or entity allows the value of its currency to fluctuate freely in the foreign exchange market, removing the fixed exchange rate or peg to another currency.
  2. A situation where a stablecoin loses its fixed value and trades at a price that is significantly different from its intended peg.

Also used as

depegging is also the present participle and gerund of depeg.

Forms of depegging

pluraldepeggings

Questions about depegging

What does depegging mean?
Depegging means the process where a nation or entity allows the value of its currency to fluctuate freely in the foreign exchange market, removing the fixed exchange rate or peg to another currency.
What part of speech is depegging?
Depegging is a noun.
What is the plural of depegging?
The plural of depegging is depeggings.

Words near depegging in the dictionary

  1. depeered
  2. depeering
  3. depeers
  4. depeg
  5. depegged
  6. depegging
  7. depeggings
  8. depegs
  9. depemokimab
  10. depenalisation
  11. depenalisations

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