ratissagen.

Brit.

/ˌratɪˈsɑːʒ/, U.S.

/ˌrædɪˈsɑʒ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ratissage.

Etymology: < French ratissage, specific use (not dated in dictionaries of French) of ratissage raking (1765) < ratisser to rake (14th cent. in Middle French; < rater to scrape, of uncertain origin, perhaps ultimately < a derivative of classical Latin rādere (see Französisches etymol. Wörterbuch at *rasĭtoria, and compare raster n.¹)) + -age -age suffix.

1. A search or raid of an area by the (French) police or military (originally and chiefly one carried out in a French territory in northern Africa). Frequently characterized as a particularly violent or feared type of operation.

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1954 Time 23 Aug. 27/1 The French last week retaliated with a brutal show of force known as ratissage, literally a ‘raking-in’.

1955 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 26 Nov. 8/5 French officials labelled their operation a ‘ratissage’, a dread word that means the troops were ordered to fire on sight.

1979 Times 28 Dec. 16/6 They launched a ratissage through the mountains which..dealt a heavy blow.

1989 T. M. Callaghy in G. A. Lopez & M. Stohl Dependence, Devel., & State Repression iv. 113 On 27 May 1973 a major ratissage was conducted as a joint operation by the army and the gendarmery.

2006 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 30 July 13 Thousands of Muslim civilians lost their lives in French army ratissages..and vigilante reprisals.

2. Economics. In French monetary policy: (originally) a device employed by the Banque de France whereby a portion of French commercial banks' foreign currency balances are called in, thereby temporarily increasing national reserves of foreign exchange; (subsequently) any similar device whereby reserves are temporarily surrendered to the central bank.

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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > other aspects of money dealing

intromission1567

bargain and sale1602

transferability1776

exchange control1931

ratissage1957

fix1965

money laundering1974

1957 Economist 28 Dec. 1144/1 The technique of ratissage dates from March of this year even though it is only now that it has been broadened to include dollars as well as EPU [= European Payments Union] currencies.

1959 Times 7 Apr. 17/1 The French recovery has now gone far enough for the French authorities to hope that their so-called ‘ratissage’ operations may be liquidated this month.

1992 J. S. Fforde Bank of England & Public Policy ix. 600 When this ‘ratissage’..terminated along with the EPU a once and for all drain on French end-month reserves was expected.

2007 R. Veyrune Fixed Exchange Rate (Internat. Monetary Fund) 6 In the case of a rapid decrease of the CO [= compte d'operations] credit, public entities are supposed to surrender their reserves to the central bank, the so-called ratissage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratissage
释义	ratissagen. Brit. /ˌratɪˈsɑːʒ/, U.S. /ˌrædɪˈsɑʒ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ratissage. Etymology: < French ratissage, specific use (not dated in dictionaries of French) of ratissage raking (1765) < ratisser to rake (14th cent. in Middle French; < rater to scrape, of uncertain origin, perhaps ultimately < a derivative of classical Latin rādere (see Französisches etymol. Wörterbuch at rasĭtoria, and compare raster n.¹)) + -age* -age suffix. 1. A search or raid of an area by the (French) police or military (originally and chiefly one carried out in a French territory in northern Africa). Frequently characterized as a particularly violent or feared type of operation. ΚΠ 1954 Time 23 Aug. 27/1 The French last week retaliated with a brutal show of force known as ratissage, literally a ‘raking-in’. 1955 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 26 Nov. 8/5 French officials labelled their operation a ‘ratissage’, a dread word that means the troops were ordered to fire on sight. 1979 Times 28 Dec. 16/6 They launched a ratissage through the mountains which..dealt a heavy blow. 1989 T. M. Callaghy in G. A. Lopez & M. Stohl Dependence, Devel., & State Repression iv. 113 On 27 May 1973 a major ratissage was conducted as a joint operation by the army and the gendarmery. 2006 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 30 July 13 Thousands of Muslim civilians lost their lives in French army ratissages..and vigilante reprisals. 2. Economics. In French monetary policy: (originally) a device employed by the Banque de France whereby a portion of French commercial banks' foreign currency balances are called in, thereby temporarily increasing national reserves of foreign exchange; (subsequently) any similar device whereby reserves are temporarily surrendered to the central bank. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > other aspects of money dealing intromission1567 bargain and sale1602 transferability1776 exchange control1931 ratissage1957 fix1965 money laundering1974 1957 Economist 28 Dec. 1144/1 The technique of ratissage dates from March of this year even though it is only now that it has been broadened to include dollars as well as EPU [= European Payments Union] currencies. 1959 Times 7 Apr. 17/1 The French recovery has now gone far enough for the French authorities to hope that their so-called ‘ratissage’ operations may be liquidated this month. 1992 J. S. Fforde Bank of England & Public Policy ix. 600 When this ‘ratissage’..terminated along with the EPU a once and for all drain on French end-month reserves was expected. 2007 R. Veyrune Fixed Exchange Rate (Internat. Monetary Fund) 6 In the case of a rapid decrease of the CO [= compte d'operations] credit, public entities are supposed to surrender their reserves to the central bank, the so-called ratissage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
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