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currency

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/noun3 syllables

Currency means: the property of belonging to the present time.

Synonyms for currency2

noun, as in the property of belonging to the present time

currentness, up-to-dateness

What does currency mean?3

noun

1

the property of belonging to the present time“the currency of a slang term”

2

the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

3

general acceptance or use“the currency of ideas”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Currency in a sentence

  • Inflation over the same period remained tame and the currency, the kuna, stable.The_World_Factbook
  • After the currency collapse, people found their savings suddenly valueless.rul
  • The exchange rates for foreign currency change daily.Swift
  • You must convert dollars into the local currency.CK
  • Algerian currency reserves have significantly plummeted in the last five years.Amastan
  • Algeria has enough foreign currency to pay for the imports of essential goods.Amastan
  • Cuba wants to slow down the dollarization of its currency.Amastan
  • Cuba is suffering from a lack of foreign currency reserves.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of currency

as a noun

plural
currencies