basket of currencies

noun [C] ECONOMICS, FINANCE

Definition

› a group of different currencies that are used by some countries to calculate the value of their own currency: The dollar is currently trading at a 12-year low against a basket of currencies.

(Definition of basket of currencies noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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