currency
noun
cur·ren·cy
ˈkər-ən(t)-sē 
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 …—
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Jan StrutherExamples of currency in a Sentence
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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Attention is the currency of the sport now, and the Bears flushed a duffel bag full of it down the toilet against Miami.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
But the financial assistance for Argentina, structured in the form of a currency swap, has torn at the president’s MAGA support and frustrated business groups that noted Argentina, an agricultural rival, sold shipments of soybeans to China as talk of a bailout became public.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Gold has been a prized asset for over 5,000 years and today is seen as a hedge against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical shocks.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The meeting came nearly a week after Bessent announced a $20 billion financial lifeline that included a currency swap framework with Argentina's central bank aimed at propping up the Argentine peso.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
But the financial assistance for Argentina, structured in the form of a currency swap, has torn at the president’s MAGA support and frustrated business groups that noted Argentina, an agricultural rival, sold shipments of soybeans to China as talk of a bailout became public.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Gold has been a prized asset for over 5,000 years and today is seen as a hedge against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical shocks.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The meeting came nearly a week after Bessent announced a $20 billion financial lifeline that included a currency swap framework with Argentina's central bank aimed at propping up the Argentine peso.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currency. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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currency
noun
cur·ren·cy
ˈkər-ən-sē
ˈkə-rən-
plural currencies
1
: common use or acceptance
2
: money in circulation
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