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No. 11,027 in Spanish

dolarizó

"Dolarizó" means "dollarized," referring to the act of adopting the U.S. dollar as currency.

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  • El gobierno dolarizó la economía para estabilizarla.

    The government dollarized the economy to stabilize it.

    The term "dolarizó" is used to describe the action of changing the currency or monetary system to rely on the US dollar, often in an economic or financial context.

  • Mi tío dolarizó sus ahorros para protegerlos de la inflación.

    My uncle dollarized his savings to protect them from inflation.

    Here, "dolarizó" implicates that the individual converted their savings into US dollars as a measure against currency inflation.

  • La tienda dolarizó sus precios debido al aumento en la tasa de cambio.

    The store dollarized its prices due to the increase in the exchange rate.

    In this sentence, "dolarizó" is applied to indicate setting prices in US dollars rather than the local currency, often to counteract currency instability or fluctuations.

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