Synonyms of currency

currency

noun

ˈkər-ən(t)-sē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cash
• money
• coin
• gold
• coinage
• bucks
• funds
• dollar
• dough
• change
• loot
• chips
• moolah
• wampum
• legal tender
• shekels
• green
• lucre
• tender
• bread
• pelf
• cabbage
• needful
• lolly
• long green
• moola
• sheqels
• kale
• specie
• scratch
• resources
• sheqalim
• shekelim
• shekalim
• scrip
• wallet
• banknote
• greenback
• capital
• finances
• bill
• jack
• money order
• paper money
• mint
• promissory note
• dime
• draft
• folding money
• wealth
• pittance
• treasure
• bankroll
• riches
• means
• abundance
• peanuts
• wad
• chump change
• opulence
• roll
• pot
• fortune
• pile
• shoestring
• dead presidents
• note
• big bucks
• check
• earth
• bundle
• bomb
• mite
• pocket money
• petty cash
• megabucks
• spending money
• pin money
• mad money
• dibs
• boodle
• packet
• wherewithal
• cashier's check
• king's ransom

Examples of currency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the game wraps up by 2025, EA has stopped offering in-app purchases and now allows users to get donuts with in-app currency, as shown below. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024

Those differences might make the bloc less influential on the international stage, even as its efforts to advance alternative currencies to the U.S. dollar gather strength. —Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2024

Such a surprise shift from the expectations would likely have caused a bigger jump in the value of the dollar against foreign currency. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024

India is becoming a hot market for investment thanks to its booming economy, stable currency, strong stock market and growing working age population. —Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024