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microcurrency en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- 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 English microcurrency From micro- + currency.

Meanings

  1. (countable, rare, uncountable) A currency limited to a certain region or context, often intended for very specific commodities.

Forms

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micro-currency alternative, rare lexicographic
microcurrencies Number=Plur lexicographic