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special drawing rights

special drawing rights is the plural of special drawing right.

Meaning of special drawing right

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

Questions about special drawing rights

What is special drawing rights the plural of?
Special drawing rights is the plural of special drawing right.

Words near special drawing rights in the dictionary

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

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