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fixed currency

 
 
noun [C] (plural fixed currencies)

Definition

ECONOMICS, MONEY a currency whose value in relation to another currency or other currencies is kept at the same level by a central bank, etc.: We'll do all we can to safeguard our fixed currency link to the euro.
→ See also pegged currency
(Definition of fixed currency noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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