currency
noun
cur·ren·cy
ˈkər-ən(t)-sē 
ˈkə-rən(t)-
plural currencies
1
a
: circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: general use, acceptance, or prevalence
a story gaining currency
c
: the quality or state of being current : currentness
needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information
2
a
: something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: paper money in circulation
c
: a common article for bartering
Furs were once used as currency.
d
: a medium of verbal or intellectual expression
… neither side possessed any currency but clichés …—
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Examples of currency in a Sentence
A new currency has been introduced in the foreign exchange market.
They were paid in U.S. currency.
Furs were once traded as currency.
The word has not yet won widespread currency.
I'm not sure about the accuracy and currency of their information.
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For 2024, net sales rose 12% on a constant currency basis to $50.32 billion, versus $50.47 billion forecasted.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Upon conducting an inspection of the boat, deputies found a photocopy of Victor Lopez’ Cuban passport and an immigration document, U.S. currency inside a fanny pack and large amounts of bottled water, the last of which the complaint noted as typically associated with people smuggling.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
After all, as Trump himself has remarked, the Russian economy is under severe strain, with double-digit inflation, a currency which is devaluing, and record deficits.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
But the 1903 stash held no dramatic insights into freemasonry—just old newspapers, Scottish Rite publications and $500 of Confederate currency.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Upon conducting an inspection of the boat, deputies found a photocopy of Victor Lopez’ Cuban passport and an immigration document, U.S. currency inside a fanny pack and large amounts of bottled water, the last of which the complaint noted as typically associated with people smuggling.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
After all, as Trump himself has remarked, the Russian economy is under severe strain, with double-digit inflation, a currency which is devaluing, and record deficits.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
But the 1903 stash held no dramatic insights into freemasonry—just old newspapers, Scottish Rite publications and $500 of Confederate currency.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currency. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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currency
noun
cur·ren·cy
ˈkər-ən-sē
ˈkə-rən-
plural currencies
1
: common use or acceptance
2
: money in circulation
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