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foreign exchange certificates

foreign exchange certificates is the plural of foreign exchange certificate.

Meaning of foreign exchange certificate

Noun

foreign exchange certificate (plural foreign exchange certificates)

  1. A surrogate currency often used as a tool to control circulation of foreign exchange in countries where the national currency is subject to exchange controls or is not convertible. The certificates may be denominated in local or foreign currency, depending on the exact purpose of the regulation.
  2. A document authorizing a purchase of foreign currency; used as a tool to regulate foreign exchange movements across the national border.

Questions about foreign exchange certificates

What is foreign exchange certificates the plural of?
Foreign exchange certificates is the plural of foreign exchange certificate.

Words near foreign exchange certificates in the dictionary

  1. foreign devils
  2. foreign direct investment
  3. foreign direct investments
  4. foreign exchange
  5. foreign exchange certificate
  6. foreign exchange certificates
  7. foreign exchange control
  8. foreign exchange controls
  9. foreign exchange market
  10. foreign exchange markets
  11. foreign exchange risk

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