as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I prefer to carry only paper currency, as coins are too heavy
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Recent Examples of currency
Winning is the currency of the NBA and really of all professional sports.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Miran blasted conventional economic models that predict currency depreciation as a result of trade deficits, something Miran said doesn’t hold up in the real world.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Citi's chief economist considers that so far there is no viable alternative to the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
—Tatiana Bautzer, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Outside of the stock market, the dollar index slid to its lowest level since 2022 weakening the currency's value, while gold reached another record high.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Miran blasted conventional economic models that predict currency depreciation as a result of trade deficits, something Miran said doesn’t hold up in the real world.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Citi's chief economist considers that so far there is no viable alternative to the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
—Tatiana Bautzer, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Outside of the stock market, the dollar index slid to its lowest level since 2022 weakening the currency's value, while gold reached another record high.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
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In turn, the government must borrow other money from the public to raise the cash needed.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Youngkin in 2021 raised $2.2 million in contributions, but the millionaire investor bolstered his war chest with $5.5million of his own money, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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So, what are the chances that anyone will be investigated for Hope Florida’s potentially criminal use of public money to fund a political campaign to defeat an amendment to the constitution of the state of Florida?—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2025
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While Smoke heads to town to buy provisions for the club, Stack and Sammie hire another musician, the elderly Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who has been playing harmonica for coins at the train station.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some people like to put chocolates, toys, coins and other treats inside the ones that can be split in half for extra fun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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