official currency

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official
adjective
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/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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currency
noun
uk
/ˈkʌr.ən.si/us
/ˈkɝː.ən.si/
the money that is used in a particular country at a ...
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(Definition ofofficialandcurrencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lira was adopted as theofficialcurrencyfor bout and congress fees.
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In 1814, sterling was established as theofficialcurrencyof the island.
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Nevertheless, politicians from some municipalities (see below) have claimed that the euro is anofficialcurrencyof their municipalities.
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Several countries use it as theirofficialcurrency, and in many others it is the "de facto" currency.
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This was the reason for the reintroduction of won in 1962 as theofficialcurrencyunit.
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The amendment also prohibited the using of cards, vouchers or counterparts to replace theofficialcurrency.
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However, the pataca was not theofficialcurrencywhen it was first enacted.
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Others argue that truck wages, at least in some cases, were a convenient way for isolated communities to operate, whenofficialcurrencywas scarce.
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Secondly,officialcurrencysubstitution imposes stronger financial constraint on the government by eliminating deficit financing by issuing money.
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The government could declare some foreign currency to be the nation'sofficialcurrency.
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Under such conditions, the general price level within an economy increases rapidly as theofficialcurrencyquickly loses real value.
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Several countries use it as theirofficialcurrency, and in many others it is the de facto currency.
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No suchofficialcurrencycurrently exists.
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Theofficialcurrencyis the euro.
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