dollarization

• dollarisation

dollarize +‎ -ation

• IPA^(key): /dɑlɝɪˈzeɪ̯ʃɪn/

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dollarization (uncountable)

1. (economics) The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially, adopting the US dollar or other foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency.
   • 2002 October 26, “New faces of Andean politics”, in The Economist, U.S. edition:

     Making dollarisation work requires structural reform, something President Noboa has failed to achieve. Ecuador's businesses are struggling against high costs. The public finances face a shortfall. A new agreement with the IMF has proved elusive. Neither candidate says he would scrap the dollar, but neither says much about reform.

• dedollarization

• sound as a dollar