currency
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currency
- /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ UK
- /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ US
- /ˈkɝ.ən.si/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia. By surface analysis, current + -cy.
noun currencies
- Money or other items used to facilitate transactions. Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
- Paper money. Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.
- The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use. The jargon’s currency.
- Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued. He […] takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value.
- Fluency; readiness of utterance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: up-to-dateness, currentness, vogue, cash, money, forex, monetary, bank, mint, banknote, payment, coinage, exchange, monetarist, rate, coin
Translations
Every language
noun money or other item used to facilitate transactions
| Español | moneda, divisa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 통화 tonghwa, 화폐 hwapye |
| 日本語 | 通貨 tsūka, 貨幣 kahei |
| 中文 | 貨幣 /货币 huòbì |
| हिन्दी | मुद्रा mudrā, करंसी karansī |
| Kiswahili | fulusi |
| Português | moeda |
| Français | monnaie, devise, numéraire |
| Deutsch | Währung |
| Italiano | valuta |
| Ελληνικά | νόμισμα nómisma |
| Română | valută |
| Русский | валю́та valjúta |
| Tiếng Việt | tiền tệ, ngoại tệ, ngoại hối |
| العربية | عُمْلَة ʕumla |
| עברית | מַטְבֵּעַ matbéa' |
noun paper money
| Français | billet de banque |
|---|
noun state of being current; general acceptance or recognition
| Français | courant |
|---|---|
| Русский | распространённость rasprostranjónnostʹ, употреби́тельность upotrebítelʹnostʹ |
Talk about this word "currency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/currency. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. currency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/currency "currency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/currency.Cite this
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title = {currency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/currency},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
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