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capital war

noun
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl wɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

capital + war

  1. derived from *wers-✻ — “to mix up, confuse, beat, thresh”
  2. derived from *werʀu✻ — “confusion; quarrel”
  3. derived from werra
  4. derived from guerre//werre
  5. inherited from werre//wyrre
  6. inherited from werre
  7. compounded as capital war — “capital + war”

Definitions

  1. A state of intense economic conflict or geopolitical competition centered on the control,…

    A state of intense economic conflict or geopolitical competition centered on the control, restriction, or redirection of financial capital, investment flows, and market access.

    • Then there is the elephant in the bond room: the risk that the US-China trade war turns into a capital war, prompting Beijing (currently the second-biggest holder of Treasuries) to run from dollar assets.
    • As the trade war stabilizes, the capital war begins, with nations decoupling their banking systems and investment portfolios.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA