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单词 non-currency
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non-currencyn.

Brit. /nɒnˈkʌrənsi/, /nɒnˈkʌrn̩si/, U.S. /nɑnˈkərənsi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, currency n.
Etymology: < non- prefix + currency n.
1. Lack of currency; the state or fact of being invalid or out of date. rare.
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1698–9 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 105 The great difficulties which soon arose from the non-currency of Money.
1960 Jrnl. Finance 15 448 A textbook should have a durability and noncurrency despite the publishers' clamors to the contrary.
2. Payment or other financial activity that does not involve money. Frequently attributive: that does not relate to or involve money.
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1921 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 29 519 One wishes that Mr. Hawtrey would bring his..analysis..to bear on some of these non-currency aspects of the cycle.
1995 Belfast Tel. (BNC) I have been hearing of a move on at the moment which, if it spreads, could see us all getting our pay in pints... Not the drinking pints, but a unit of non-currency, a handy name for a replacement of cash.
1996 Jrnl. Risk & Insurance 63 270 A higher ratio means a higher level of financial development that is carried out in the form of noncurrency assets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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