alleryStart learning →A currency that weakens against another is also said to:
ACirculate
BDepreciate
CAppreciate
DAccumulate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Depreciate
1. The second half of the pair describes a fall.
2. A strengthening currency appreciates.
3. A weakening currency is said to depreciate.
4. Both terms describe movements of exchange rates.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Exchange Rates and International Capital Flows'_
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