in circulation

idiom

: going or passing from person to person or place to place

That rumor has been in circulation for a long time.

coins no longer in circulation

Examples of in circulation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Talks on a landmark free trade deal between the European Union and four South American countries started so long ago that the euro wasn’t even in circulation, China hadn’t yet joined the World Trade Organization and Venezuela was still America’s top oil provider. —Isabel Debre, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026

If the Federal Reserve either decreases the amount of money that’s in circulation or reins in the pace at which the money supply expands, those actions tend to mute consumer demand for goods and services. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026

There are still believed to be more than 300 billion pennies in circulation, though companies that provide businesses with rolls have had a hard time getting their hands on them. —Addy Bink, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2026

In recent years, currency in circulation rose by 7% annually, while GDP per capita grew at under 3%. —William T. Alpert, Boston Herald, 29 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for in circulation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration