Currency definition

kûrən-sē, kŭr-
currencies
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Common acceptance; general use; prevalence.

The currency of a pronunciation.

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Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money.
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General acceptance or use; prevalence.

The currency of a slang term.

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A continual passing from hand to hand, as of a medium of exchange; circulation.
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Transmission from person to person as a medium of exchange; circulation.

Coins now in currency.

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The state of being current; up-to-dateness.

Can you check the currency of this address?

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The definition of currency is the money system used in a country, especially paper money.

An example of currency is the American dollar or the Euro.

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The money in circulation in any country; often, specif., paper money.
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(rare) The time during which anything is current.
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Money, such as coins or paper, that is used as a medium of exchange.
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Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.

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(more specifically) Paper money.
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The state of being current; general acceptance or recognition.

The jargon’s currency.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
currency
Plural:
currencies

Origin of currency

  • From Middle English curraunt in circulation current

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currens, from currō.

    From Wiktionary

Currency Sentence Examples

  • As currency is inflated, prices rise.

  • Few countries have suffered more from a depreciated currency than Argentina.

  • As on previous occasions, the great depreciation in the value of the currency has led to a repudiation of part of its nominal value.

  • The constant fluctuations in the value of the currency, then much depreciated, intensified the distress and complicated the situation.

  • On the 18th of January 1906 the currency in circulation amounted to $502,420,485, which is more than $95 per capita.

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