currency

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/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) money used in a particular country

ADJ

domestic

foreign

When traveling abroad, it's useful to exchange your money for the local foreign currency.

common, international

The euro became common currency throughout most European countries after 2002.

local

When traveling to Japan, it's helpful to exchange money for the local currency beforehand.

national | European, Japanese, etc.

single

Many countries in the eurozone decided to adopt a single currency for easier trade.

major

stable, strong

The country's strong currency made imported goods more expensive for shoppers.

weak | hard | convertible

VERB + CURRENCY

change, convert sth into/to, exchange | buy, sell | devalue

support

The central bank decided to support the local currency during the economic crisis.

raise

The government raised foreign currency by selling bonds to international investors.

CURRENCY + VERB

rise | fall

float, fluctuate

The dollar has fluctuated significantly against the euro over the past year.

CURRENCY + NOUN

conversion, exchange, translation

When I traveled to Japan, I had to pay a fee for currency conversion at the airport.

markets

The currency markets have been very unstable this week because of the political crisis.

PREP

in ~

The shop only accepts payment in currency from European countries.

(noun.) being believed/accepted/used by many people

ADJ

general, wide, widespread

VERB + CURRENCY

enjoy, have

The euro enjoys widespread currency across most European countries.

gain

The theory began to gain currency among scientists after the new research was published.

Definitions

noun

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.

Money managers who play down currencies tend to argue that outguessing foreign exchange markets in the short term is perilous, and that, over the long haul, shifts in currency values tend to offset one another.

Paper money.

Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.

Two years on, and while the Sultan of Slowjamastan has instigated more than a few bizarre laws (he’s outlawed the wearing of Crocs, for example), the Republic also has all the trappings of a fledgling nation-state. It issues its own passports, flies its own flag, prints its own currency (“the duble”), and has a national anthem that’s played on state occasions.

The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use.

The jargon’s currency.

Fear of punishment has no currency with me as long as I remain convinced of the larger value of what I have done.

Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.

He […] takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value.

The bare name of Englishman […] too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful.

Fluency; readiness of utterance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the property of belonging to the present time

currentness
up-to-dateness

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.

Wiktionary

Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.

Wiktionary

The exchange rates for foreign currency change daily.

Tatoeba · #21981

In 1971 the United Kingdom changed its currency to the decimal system.

Tatoeba · #26150

Britain's currency crisis has turned into a political one over government failure to stop the pound from going into free-fall.

Tatoeba · #26153

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, currency is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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