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
Noun
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If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will continue to tick up.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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One afternoon, Coogler stopped by a Bank of America to make a sizable cash withdrawal from his account to cover some family expenses.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The agency does more than just give out money: FEMA deploys experts in disaster response and recovery and maintains stockpiles of emergency equipment.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The coin imploded a month later, erasing billions of dollars in wealth.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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But this was still just the flip of a coin, essentially.—
Ruthie Ackerman,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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