special drawing rights

noun [plural] (abbreviation SDR) ECONOMICS, MONEY

Definition

› a currency created by the International Monetary Fund, used for payments between countries: The IMF committed $24 billion in special drawing rights to member countries in the fiscal year.

(Definition of special drawing rights noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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