Definitions for "currency risk"
The risk that a business operations or an investments value will be affected...
An international investor's total returns can be significantly affected by the exchange rate between their home/reference currency and the currency in which foreign assets they have invested in are denominated. A depreciation of the home currency relative to the investment currency will see an increase in investment returns. However, an appreciation of the home currency relative to the investment currency will see a decrease in investment returns. This is known as currency risk.
The possibility that returns could be reduced for Americans investing in foreign securities because of a rise in the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies. Also called exchange rate risk.