Bretton Woods

English

Etymology

(economics): Formulated at a 1944 conference at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States.

Proper noun

Bretton Woods

1. An unincorporated area in Carroll, New Hampshire.
2. (economics) A fixed exchange rate system in which the dollar was convertible to gold and all other participating currencies were pegged to the dollar.

Translations

area

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布雷頓森林／布雷顿森林 (zh), 布雷顿森林 (zh) (Bùléidùn Sēnlín)

• Finnish: Bretton Woods
• French: Bretton Woods (fr)

system

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布雷頓森林體系／布雷顿森林体系, 布雷顿森林体系 (Bùléidùn Sēnlín tǐxì)

• Finnish: Bretton Woodsin järjestelmä, Bretton Woods -järjestelmä
• French: système monétaire de Bretton Woods m
• Georgian: ბრეტონ-ვუდსის სისტემა (breṭon-vudsis sisṭema)