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devisen

/dəˈviːzən/

devisen noun: foreign currency.

Noun

devisen pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, uncommon) Foreign currency.
    • […] in February there was a moderate decline in its holdings of devisen, and in March there was a loss of both devisen and gold.1930, The Execution of the Experts’ Plan: Fifth Annuity Year and Transition Period, September 1, 1928 to May 17, 1930, page 110
    • […] the fall in the value of Hungary’s exports in 1930 had already driven the Government to use up a large proportion of its reserves in gold and devisen.1956, Carlile Aylmer Macartney, October Fifteenth: A History of Modern Hungary, 1929–1945, volume 1, page 91

Origin of devisen

Borrowed from German Devisen.

Questions about devisen

What does devisen mean?
Devisen means foreign currency.
What part of speech is devisen?
Devisen is a noun.
How do you pronounce devisen?
Devisen is pronounced /dəˈviːzən/.

Words near devisen in the dictionary

  1. devisedst
  2. devisee
  3. devisees
  4. devisement
  5. devisements
  6. devisen
  7. deviser
  8. devisers
  9. devises
  10. devisest
  11. deviseth

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