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
Unlike coins, bars are not intended to function as currency and are valued purely for their metal content.
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Members of the group included database hackers, organizers, target identifiers, callers and residential burglars who targeted hardware virtual currency wallets, which store cryptocurrency, prosecutors said.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
The conflict has highlighted Africa’s reliance on fuel imports and the knock-on-effect of higher prices and currency pressure.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But the Gauge was never intended to serve as currency for negotiations with advertisers.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Members of the group included database hackers, organizers, target identifiers, callers and residential burglars who targeted hardware virtual currency wallets, which store cryptocurrency, prosecutors said.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
The conflict has highlighted Africa’s reliance on fuel imports and the knock-on-effect of higher prices and currency pressure.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
But the Gauge was never intended to serve as currency for negotiations with advertisers.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
Noun
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Sun Pharma plans to fund the acquisition through a mix of internal cash and financing from banks.—
Baiju Kalesh,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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The irregular flow of cash will distort their financial reports and could deepen mistrust that the county has adequate guardrails to properly account for where taxpayers’ money is ending up.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trump has vowed to spend his own money to pay for the ballroom, but the project has drawn criticism for its massive size.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Opponents of Johnson’s added into the budget an expectation that the city would earn $6 million from the technology, though Johnson’s administration argued the city could not responsibly count on the money.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both metals are accessible through physical bars and coins, ETFs, mining stocks or futures contracts.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Oliver needed to liquidate $200,000 from his stock and bond portfolio, convert it to cash and use it to buy gold coins.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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