English Explanatory Dictionary

bancor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothetical supranational currency.

Word forms

bancor bancors

Etymology

Coined by John Maynard Keynes in 1940-42, based on French banque (“bank”) and or (“gold”).

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