Currency — synonyms, definition

1. currency (Noun)

Australian dollar Canadian dollar bank note blunt brass buck cash change cheque coin currentness dollar dollar bill dough folding money greenback legal tender money silver silver dollar • • •

currency (Noun) — A system of money or other items used as a medium of exchange, esp. the money used in a particular country, area, or domain of usage. ex. "The Euro was launched as an electronic currency in 1999" ex. "The actual time that gold and silver were first used as currency is debatable" ex. "The British currency is the pound sterling"

currency (Noun) — General acceptance or use. ex. "the currency of ideas"

currency (Noun) — The property of belonging to the present time. ex. "the currency of a slang term"

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