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单词 currency
释义

currency

noun

cur·​ren·​cy ˈkər-ən(t)-sē How to pronounce currency (audio)
ˈkə-rən(t)-
plural currencies
1
a
: circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: general use, acceptance, or prevalence
a story gaining currency
c
: the quality or state of being current : currentness
needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information
2
a
: something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: paper money in circulation
c
: a common article for bartering
Furs were once used as currency.
d
: a medium of verbal or intellectual expression
… neither side possessed any currency but clichés … Jan Struther

Synonyms

  • bread [slang]
  • bucks
  • cabbage [slang]
  • cash
  • change
  • chips
  • coin
  • dough
  • gold
  • green
  • jack [slang]
  • kale [slang]
  • legal tender
  • lolly [British]
  • long green [slang]
  • loot
  • lucre
  • money
  • moola [slang]
  • moolah
  • needful
  • pelf
  • scratch [slang]
  • shekels
  • sheqels
  • shekelim
  • shekalim
  • sheqalim
  • tender
  • wampum
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Example Sentences

A new currency has been introduced in the foreign exchange market. They were paid in U.S. currency. Furs were once traded as currency. The word has not yet won widespread currency. I'm not sure about the accuracy and currency of their information.
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Word History

Etymology

curr(ent) entry 1 + -ency

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

currency

noun

cur·​ren·​cy ˈkər-ən-sē How to pronounce currency (audio)
plural currencies
1
: common use or acceptance
The idea has wide currency.
2
: money in circulation
We were paid in the country's currency.

currency

noun

as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment I prefer to carry only paper currency, as coins are too heavy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • cash
  • coin
  • money
  • coinage
  • gold
  • dollar
  • bucks
  • funds
  • change
  • dough
  • loot
  • wampum
  • green
  • chips
  • lucre
  • legal tender
  • shekels
  • bread
  • needful
  • pelf
  • cabbage
  • lolly
  • tender
  • specie
  • long green
  • moolah
  • banknote
  • greenback
  • kale
  • resources
  • scrip
  • moola
  • sheqels
  • scratch
  • wallet
  • capital
  • sheqalim
  • shekelim
  • shekalim
  • bill
  • finances
  • jack
  • paper money
  • money order
  • mint
  • wealth
  • dime
  • treasure
  • draft
  • pittance
  • promissory note
  • bankroll
  • riches
  • means
  • abundance
  • wad
  • opulence
  • peanuts
  • fortune
  • pot
  • roll
  • folding money
  • pile
  • check
  • note
  • shoestring
  • dead presidents
  • big bucks
  • bomb
  • earth
  • petty cash
  • bundle
  • pocket money
  • mite
  • pin money
  • megabucks
  • chump change
  • spending money
  • boodle
  • dibs
  • packet
  • mad money
  • wherewithal
  • cashier's check
  • king's ransom
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