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WEAK CURRENCY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soft currency
1, record 1, English, soft%20currency
correct, familiar
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- weak currency 2, record 1, English, weak%20currency
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Currency that does not enjoy a high degree of confidence because of factors such as political instability or economic debility of the issuing country or unrealistic exchange rates. 3, record 1, English, - soft%20currency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soft currency; weak currency: terms reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, English, - soft%20currency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "hard currency". 5, record 1, English, - soft%20currency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monnaie faible
1, record 1, French, monnaie%20faible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- devise faible 1, record 1, French, devise%20faible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Monnaie d'un pays dont la valeur est plus faible que celle de la majorité des autres monnaies, ce qui dénote le manque de confiance général attribuable à des facteurs tels que l'instabilité politique ou la faiblesse de l'économie du pays en cause, ou encore des cours du change irréalistes. 2, record 1, French, - monnaie%20faible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- moneda débil
1, record 1, Spanish, moneda%20d%C3%A9bil
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- moneda blanda 2, record 1, Spanish, moneda%20blanda
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moneda cuyo tasa de cambio tiende a declinar, por ejemplo, a raíz de una crisis económica en el país. 3, record 1, Spanish, - moneda%20d%C3%A9bil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moneda débil: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - moneda%20d%C3%A9bil
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