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special drawing right

special drawing right noun: a monetary unit of account maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the value of which is based on a basket of major currencies, currently (since 2016) consisting of the US dollar, the euro, the renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the pound sterling.

Noun

special drawing right (plural special drawing rights)

  1. A monetary unit of account maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the value of which is based on a basket of major currencies, currently (since 2016) consisting of the US dollar, the euro, the renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the pound sterling.
    Synonyms:
    paper gold

Synonyms of special drawing right

Forms of special drawing right

pluralspecial drawing rights

Questions about special drawing right

What does special drawing right mean?
Special drawing right means a monetary unit of account maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the value of which is based on a basket of major currencies, currently (since 2016) consisting of the US dollar, the euro, the renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the pound sterling.
What part of speech is special drawing right?
Special drawing right is a noun.
What is the plural of special drawing right?
The plural of special drawing right is special drawing rights.

Words near special drawing right in the dictionary

  1. special defences
  2. special defense
  3. special defenses
  4. special deliveries
  5. special delivery
  6. special drawing right
  7. special drawing rights
  8. special economic zone
  9. special economic zones
  10. special ed
  11. special education

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