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Foreign currency

Money of a country other than one's own.

Foreign Currency

A currency printed in a different country. Generally speaking, a foreign currency may not be used to buy goods and services in any country other than the one in which it is printed, unless the government of that country agrees to use it. For example, the Federated States of Micronesia uses the U.S. dollar, but if the Micronesian government had not agreed to this one would not be able to use dollars in Micronesia. However, exceptions to this rule exist, particularly when the domestic currency has a low value. For example, many merchants in Zimbabwe accept the U.S. dollar in addition to (or even instead of) the Zimbabwean dollar. See also: Foreign Exchange.

foreign currency

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foreign exchange

the CURRENCY of an overseas country, which is purchased by a particular country in exchange for its own currency, which is then used to finance trade and capital transactions between the two countries. See INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET, FORWARD MARKET.

foreign currency

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foreign exchange

the CURRENCY of an overseas country that is purchased by a particular country in exchange for its own currency. This foreign currency is then used to finance INTERNATIONAL TRADE and FOREIGN INVESTMENT between the two countries.

See FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET, FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROLS.

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