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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Examples 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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Does the decision in any way potentially rob you of your most valuable currency: Your employees?
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—Raul Handa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Not to mention proclaiming the end of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.
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In fact, as a currency, accounts should earn interest rather than having inflation, as dictated by the airlines, reduce their buying power.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
In adjusted currency, Uncle Sam’s riches ballooned from $52 trillion to $199 trillion, at an average growth rate of about 4% a year.
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Raul Handa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Not to mention proclaiming the end of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.
—Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
In fact, as a currency, accounts should earn interest rather than having inflation, as dictated by the airlines, reduce their buying power.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
In adjusted currency, Uncle Sam’s riches ballooned from $52 trillion to $199 trillion, at an average growth rate of about 4% a year.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currency. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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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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