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Total dollar returnThe dollar return on a nondollar investment, which includes the sum of any dividen../../finance-glossary/interest income, capital gains or losses, and currency gains or losses on the investment. See also: Total return.Total dollar return Similar MatchesConstant dollarsConstant dollarsDollars of constant purchasing power. That is, corrected for inflation. More precisely includes reference to a base year for comparison, e.g. "in constant 1992 dollars." Same as constant prices. PetrodollarPetrodollarRefers to the profits made by oil exporting countries when the price rose during the 1970s, and their preference for holding these profits in U.S. dollar-denominated assets, either in the U.S. or in Europe as Eurodollars. A portion of these were in turn lent by banks to oil-importing developing countries who used them to buy oil. Dollar cost averagingDollar cost averagingIn the US, a plan which enables investors to accumulate shares in stock or a mutual fund by purchasing on a regular basis (for example monthly) with a fixed dollar amount. When the price is low, more shares will be purchased and fewer when the price is high. Also known as constant dollar plan. Known as pound cost averaging in the UK. Weak dollarWeak dollarA depreciated dollar with respect to other currencies, meaning that more dollars are needed to buy a unit of foreign currency. Antithesis of strong dollar. DollarizationDollarizationThe official adoption by a country other than the United States of the U.S. dollar as its local currency. Further SuggestionsDollar bondseurodollar Two dollar broker Fixed dollar security Dialing for dollars Dollar drain Fixed dollar obligations soft dollars Purchasing power of the dollar Dollar price of a bond Trade weight value of the dollar Asian dollar market Eurodollar certificate of deposit Eurodollar Constant dollars Dollar standard Dollar shortage Nominal dollars Eurodollar Dollar cost averaging Dollar roll constant dollar plan Hard dollars Equal dollar swap Eurodollar obligations |
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