temporary unit of account (URV)
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The temporary unit of account (URV) was a transitional Brazilian currency index created in the early 1990s to stabilize prices and expectations during the implementation of the Plano Real economic reform.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| URV (Unidade Real de Valor) during transition to the real | 1 |
| temporary unit of account (URV) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9575197 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: temporary unit of account (URV) Context triple: [Plano Real, usesMechanism, temporary unit of account (URV)]
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Unidad de Crédito Público
La Unidad de Crédito Público es el área especializada del gobierno federal mexicano encargada de diseñar, coordinar y gestionar la política de endeudamiento y financiamiento público interno y externo del país.
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B.
URC
URC is the IATA airport code for Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, a major air transport hub in Xinjiang, China.
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URU
URU is the FIFA country code used to represent the Uruguay national football team in international competitions and rankings.
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Special Drawing Rights
Special Drawing Rights are an international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement member countries’ official reserves and support global liquidity.
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Transnistrian ruble
The Transnistrian ruble is the de facto currency used in the breakaway region of Transnistria, which is internationally recognized as part of Moldova.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: temporary unit of account (URV) Target entity description: The temporary unit of account (URV) was a transitional Brazilian currency index created in the early 1990s to stabilize prices and expectations during the implementation of the Plano Real economic reform.
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Unidad de Crédito Público
La Unidad de Crédito Público es el área especializada del gobierno federal mexicano encargada de diseñar, coordinar y gestionar la política de endeudamiento y financiamiento público interno y externo del país.
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B.
URC
URC is the IATA airport code for Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, a major air transport hub in Xinjiang, China.
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C.
URU
URU is the FIFA country code used to represent the Uruguay national football team in international competitions and rankings.
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D.
Special Drawing Rights
Special Drawing Rights are an international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement member countries’ official reserves and support global liquidity.
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E.
Transnistrian ruble
The Transnistrian ruble is the de facto currency used in the breakaway region of Transnistria, which is internationally recognized as part of Moldova.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monetary unit of account
ⓘ
price index ⓘ transitional currency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | URV ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Brazil ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Fernando Henrique Cardoso ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole | Brazilian Minister of Finance ⓘ |
| basedOn | daily exchange rate conversion from cruzeiro real ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Brazilian real at parity ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator |
Brazilian economic authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian government
Central Bank of Brazil ⓘ Ministry of Finance of Brazil ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Finance (Brazil)
|
| currencyTransitionFrom |
cruzeiro real
ⓘ
linked to:
cruzeiro real (CR$)
|
| currencyTransitionTo | Brazilian real ⓘ |
| denominatedIn | URV units ⓘ |
| describedAs | transitional Brazilian currency index ⓘ |
| economicContext |
Brazilian high inflation period
ⓘ
Brazilian hyperinflation stabilization ⓘ |
| endTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| field |
macroeconomics
ⓘ
monetary economics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Unidade Real de Valor
ⓘ
linked to:
Plano Real
|
| implementedBy | Itamar Franco government ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notUsedAs |
legal tender banknotes
ⓘ
legal tender coins ⓘ physical currency ⓘ |
| partOf | Plano Real ⓘ |
| policyType | heterodox stabilization measure ⓘ |
| purpose |
anchor inflation expectations
ⓘ
facilitate transition to the real (BRL) ⓘ stabilize prices ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
BRL
ⓘ
Brazilian real ⓘ |
| roleInPlanoReal |
bridge between cruzeiro real and real
ⓘ
nominal anchor for prices ⓘ |
| startTime | 1994 ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| temporalUsage | early 1990s ⓘ |
| usedAs | unit of account ⓘ |
| usedFor |
indexation of contracts
ⓘ
indexation of prices ⓘ indexation of wages ⓘ quoting prices ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Plano Real economic reform
ⓘ
linked to:
Plano Real
|
| useType | temporary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: temporary unit of account (URV) Description of subject: The temporary unit of account (URV) was a transitional Brazilian currency index created in the early 1990s to stabilize prices and expectations during the implementation of the Plano Real economic reform.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
cruzeiro real (CR$)
linked to: temporary unit of account (URV)