Currency

//ˈkʌɹ.ən.si// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Money or other items used to facilitate transactions. countable, uncountable

    "Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

  2. 2
    general acceptance or use wordnet
  3. 3
    Paper money. countable, uncountable

    "Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg."

  4. 4
    the property of belonging to the present time wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use. countable, uncountable

    "The jargon’s currency."

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  1. 6
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used wordnet
  2. 7
    Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "He […] takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value."

  3. 8
    Fluency; readiness of utterance. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

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vogueand penceaveragenessbaguetteballyhooblunt

Example

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"The exchange rates for foreign currency change daily."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currēns, from currō. By surface analysis, current + -cy.

Related phrases

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