- beggar-my-neighbor policy
- nouna policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy-
the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy
• Hypernyms: ↑policy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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beggar-my-neighbour policy — noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy the United States has pursued a beggar my neighbor policy • Syn: ↑beggar my neighbor policy, ↑beggar my neighbor strategy, ↑beggar my neighbour… … Useful english dictionary
beggar-my-neighbor strategy — noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy the United States has pursued a beggar my neighbor policy • Syn: ↑beggar my neighbor policy, ↑beggar my neighbour policy, ↑beggar my neighbour… … Useful english dictionary
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Beggar-thy-neighbor — An international trade policy of competitive devaluations and increased protective barriers where one country seeks to gain at the expense of its trading partners. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
beggar-thy-neighbor — An international trade policy of competitive devaluations and increased protective barriers that one country institutes to gain at the expense of its trading partners. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
beggar-my-neighbour strategy — noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy the United States has pursued a beggar my neighbor policy • Syn: ↑beggar my neighbor policy, ↑beggar my neighbour policy, ↑beggar my neighbor strategy … Useful english dictionary
Bretton Woods system — The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the world s major industrial states. The Bretton Woods system was the first example of a fully negotiated monetary order intended… … Wikipedia
beg|gar-my-neigh|bor — «BEHG uhr my NAY buhr», noun, adjective. Especially British. –n. a children s card game that is won when a player captures all his opponent s cards. –adj. of or having to do with profits derived from or gained by the losses of another: »beggar my … Useful english dictionary
