Currency Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of CURRENCY

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a

:

the money that a country uses

:

a specific kind of money

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• A new currency has been introduced in the foreign exchange market.
• foreign currencies

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• paper currency
• They were paid in U.S. currency.

— see also hard currency

b

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:

something that is used as money

• Furs were once traded as currency.

2

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the quality or state of being used or accepted by many people

• His ideas are gaining currency [=are becoming widely accepted] in the government.
• The word has not yet won/achieved widespread currency.

3

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the quality or state of being current

• I'm not sure about the accuracy and currency of their information.