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
The money is not great on paper, but he’s found a loophole: the app pays him in points that need to be converted to a currency of his choice.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Johnson quashed a rebellion from his right flank over the crypto bill: some Republicans wanted additional legislation to give crypto oversight to a friendly regulatory agency and ban the Federal Reserve from issuing its own digital currencies.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The underlying assets can be indexes, individual stocks, currencies or commodities.
—Jamie Cinotto, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Notifications, algorithms, short-form distractions and constant scrolling have made attention the most valuable currency.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Johnson quashed a rebellion from his right flank over the crypto bill: some Republicans wanted additional legislation to give crypto oversight to a friendly regulatory agency and ban the Federal Reserve from issuing its own digital currencies.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The underlying assets can be indexes, individual stocks, currencies or commodities.
—Jamie Cinotto, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Notifications, algorithms, short-form distractions and constant scrolling have made attention the most valuable currency.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
Noun
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There’s also one year of free Supercharging, though that’s limited to cash orders only.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Since the poll’s inception in 1998, the average cash gift left by the Tooth Fairy has increased 285% from $1.30 to $5.01 per tooth.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The airport sued over that issue, and a court ruled in its favor, entering a temporary injunction directing city officials to use the sales tax money to pay off the bonds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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When lenders turn off the money spigot – or charge dearly for access – that means regular people ultimately pay the price.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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In the same way that 16th century bankers and traders had an incentive to use coins (which all had the same face value) with some lower quality metal.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The bronze coin was minted by ancient Jews between 69 and 70 A.D.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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