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currency definition

cur·rency (kʉrən sē)

noun pl. currencies -·cies

  1. a continual passing from hand to hand, as of a medium of exchange; circulation
  2. ☆ the money in circulation in any country; often, specif., paper money
  3. common acceptance; general use; prevalence the currency of a pronunciation
  4. Rare the time during which anything is current

Etymology: ML currentia, a current < L currens: see current

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