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impossible trinity

impossible trinity noun: a fixed foreign exchange rate, free capital movement, and an independent monetary policy: three things that are said to be impossible to have at the same time.

Noun

impossible trinity

  1. A fixed foreign exchange rate, free capital movement, and an independent monetary policy: three things that are said to be impossible to have at the same time.
    Synonyms:
    unholy trinity

Synonyms of impossible trinity

Questions about impossible trinity

What does impossible trinity mean?
Impossible trinity means a fixed foreign exchange rate, free capital movement, and an independent monetary policy: three things that are said to be impossible to have at the same time.
What part of speech is impossible trinity?
Impossible trinity is a noun.

Words near impossible trinity in the dictionary

  1. impossible pies
  2. impossible stories
  3. impossible story
  4. impossible trident
  5. impossible tridents
  6. impossible trinity
  7. impossibleness
  8. impossibles
  9. impossiblest
  10. impossibly
  11. impost

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