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
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) sales increased 3% as currency and price/mix tailwinds were partially offset by a 1% headwind from cost pass-through dynamics and lower volumes driven by softness in the metals & mining , manufacturing , and chemicals & energy end markets.
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CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Markets overflow with mixed currencies; multiple languages echo in the streets.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
In an online environment in which attention is currency, virality often outruns persuasion.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2025
Against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty, Slok notes that at this rate, global central banks will soon hold more gold than U.S. dollars, the world’s reserve currency.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Markets overflow with mixed currencies; multiple languages echo in the streets.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
In an online environment in which attention is currency, virality often outruns persuasion.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2025
Against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty, Slok notes that at this rate, global central banks will soon hold more gold than U.S. dollars, the world’s reserve currency.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
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Rozier and Laster counted cash winnings at Rozier's home in Charlotte roughly a week later, the indictment says.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Non-itemizers will be able to claim a deduction for cash donations of up to $1,000 for single filers and $2,000 for couples filing jointly.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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With Alonso on the market, the Red Sox could be more eager to add a power-hitting first baseman than to re-sign Bregman for more money.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dozens of legislators, senators and construction companies have been accused of receiving kickbacks with money that was supposed to go toward establishing thousands of flood control projects.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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By day there are parades, rat control events, and grand juries to attend, but night is when the mayor comes alive, at crypto coin launch events, sweaty outer borough raves sponsored by a new credit card, and downtime at his pad in Fort Lee.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The three faced off in two contentious debates in October, in which Mamdani and Cuomo sparred over issues of integrity and experience while Sliwa sought to paint them as two sides of the same ideological coin.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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