Meaning
Concepts
deposits at foreign banks
hard currency
means of payment
currency exchange
devise motto
desk motto
Currency
currency exchange
Synonyms
monnaie étrangère
unité monétaire
monnaie forte
devise favorite
étalon monétaire
billets et pièces
mot d’ordre
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/də.viz/
Etymology
In summary
From Old French devise (“division, separation; heraldic band, emblem”), from deviser. The financial sense is a semantic loan from German Devise.
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