currency en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (US) audio hurry-furry
- /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ (US)
- /ˈkɝ.ən.si/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin currēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin currentiabor. English currency Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia. By surface analysis, current + -cy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
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.
1986 May 25, William G. McBride, “INVESTING; CHASING RETURNS IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES”, in The New York Times:Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
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(countable, qualifier:more specifically, uncountable) Paper money.
Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.
1943, William Saroyan, chapter 3, in The Human Comedy: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.
2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN:
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use.
Fear of punishment has no currency with me as long as I remain convinced of the larger value of what I have done.
1983 April 9, Kenneth Hale Wehmann, “Conscientious Resistance”, in Gay Community News, page 5:The jargon’s currency.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
The bare name of Englishman […] too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful.
1819 July 31, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “English Writers on America”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number II, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page 112:He […] takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value.
a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, […], published 1629, →OCLC:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Fluency; readiness of utterance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| currencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
metacurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · closed currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · gold currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · green currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · wildcat currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · Eurocurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · mutilated currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · multicurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · reserve currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · single currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · cybercurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · toy currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · foreign currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · invasion currency (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · e-currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · paper currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · petrocurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency cocktail (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · crypto currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · common currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency adjustment factor (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency band (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · eurocurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · commodity currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · virtual currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · digital currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · fiat currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency risk (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency strap (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · microcurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency crisis (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency control (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency lass (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency lad (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · key currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency exchange (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency detector (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · crypto-currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · cryptocurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency war (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · xenocurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency sign (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency symbol (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency intervention (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency basket (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · time-based currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · in-game currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · hard currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · noncurrency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term) · currency code (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · currency overlay (Compound words and phrases beginning with this term) · settlement currency (Compound words and phrases ending with this term)
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Translations (140)
fi maksuväline (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sh валу́та (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · uz valyuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sw fulusi (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · is gjaldeyrir (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · dsb pjenjeze (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · pl aktualność (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · el νόμισμα (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · yi וואַלוטע (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu közhasználat (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · ru употреби́тельность (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · bg валу́та (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ia moneta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ko 통화 (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · tl salapi (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hi करंसी (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · da valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ga airgead reatha (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · tk walýuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu devizanem (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ja 貨幣 (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu érvényesség (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · bn মুদ্রা (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sq valutë (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · rue валю́та (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · kk валюта (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · uk валю́та (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hy արժույթ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · nl munteenheid (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sh valúta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · lt valiuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sco siller (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · th เงินตรา (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · io valuto (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fi arvostus ((obsolete in English) current value; general estimation) · ast papel moneda (paper money) · ka ვალუტა (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · tr para birimi (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · lv valūta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · eo valuto (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · az valyuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fi paperiraha (paper money) · hu fizetőeszköz (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · lo ເງິນຕາ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · gl moeda (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ca moneda (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu valutanem (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · de Währung (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · pt moeda (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sl valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · eo mono (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · pih kurencii (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fa پول (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fi valuutta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · io moneto (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · tg валюта (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · cs valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · tt валюта (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · id mata uang (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · is gjaldmiðill (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · mn мөнгөн гүйлгээ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fi hyväksyttävyys (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · mn валют (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hi मुद्रा (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu pénz (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sv valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · tr geçerlilik (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · ur کَرَنْسی (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu pénznem (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · eu dibisa (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ga airgeadra (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu forgalom (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · bg оце́нка ((obsolete in English) current value; general estimation) · bar Zahlungsmidd (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fr billet de banque (paper money) · hsb měna (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ga airgead (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · rue мі́на (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · es moneda (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · pl waluta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ro valută (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · kmr yekeya diravê (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · vi tiền tệ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fr monnaie (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu elfogadottság (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · be валю́та (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu deviza (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · mi pūnaha moni (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ast moneda (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · nl valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · cmn 貨幣 /货币 (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · hu bankjegy (paper money) · ia numerario (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · mk валута (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fr devise (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fi raha (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · cs měna (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ru распространённость (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · id valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · it valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · he מַטְבֵּעַ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sl plačilno sredstvo (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · bg общоприе́тост (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · fi ajantasaisuus (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · vi ngoại hối (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · br moneiz (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · bg одобре́ние (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · hu papírpénz (paper money) · ky валюта (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · af geldeenheid (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sq devizë (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · nn valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · tg арз (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · enm coynage (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ko 화폐 (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fi arvonanto ((obsolete in English) current value; general estimation) · fr numéraire (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · et valuuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · vi ngoại tệ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · chr ᎠᏕᎳ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · nb valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · cy arian breiniol (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · bg валу́та (paper money) · hu érvény (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · tg асъор (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sk valuta (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · nv béeso (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · km រូបិយវត្ថុ (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · fi seteliraha (paper money) · es divisa (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ru валю́та (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ja 通貨 (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · gd ruith-airgid (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · bg призна́ние (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · fr courant (state of being current; general acceptance or recognition) · my ငွေကြေး (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · sk mena (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ar عُمْلَة (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) · ms mata wang (money or other item used to facilitate transactions)