Synonyms of currency

currency

noun

ˈkər-ən(t)-sē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cash
• money
• coin
• gold
• bucks
• coinage
• funds
• dollar
• dough
• change
• chips
• loot
• wampum
• legal tender
• shekels
• green
• lucre
• tender
• bread
• pelf
• cabbage
• needful
• long green
• kale
• lolly
• specie
• scratch
• moola
• resources
• wallet
• scrip
• banknote
• greenback
• capital
• jack
• bill
• finances
• money order
• paper money
• mint
• promissory note
• dime
• draft
• folding money
• wealth
• pittance
• treasure
• bankroll
• riches
• means
• abundance
• note
• peanuts
• wad
• chump change
• opulence
• roll
• bomb
• pot
• pile
• shoestring
• dead presidents
• fortune
• check
• big bucks
• earth
• bundle
• mite
• pocket money
• petty cash
• megabucks
• spending money
• pin money
• mad money
• dibs
• boodle
• packet
• wherewithal
• cashier's check
• king's ransom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of currency

The White House has repeatedly touted the economic impact that the sanctions have had on Iran, citing its rampant inflation and the massive loss in the value of its currency. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

America’s reserve-currency status gives Washington more time than most countries to resolve that conflict, Kaplan said, but not indefinitely. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

The gap comes from labor cost, clinic overhead and currency, not from a different surgical technique; FUE, DHI and sapphire FUE are performed in all three countries. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Consider a treasury team that manually enters currency rates into the ERP system each day. — Eranda Maldeniya, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026