currency

noun

cur·ren·cy ˈkər-ən(t)-sē

ˈkə-rən(t)-

plural currencies

Synonyms of currency next

: circulation as a medium of exchange

: general use, acceptance, or prevalence

a story gaining currency

: the quality or state of being current : currentness

needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information

: something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange

: paper money in circulation

: a common article for bartering

Furs were once used as currency.

: a medium of verbal or intellectual expression

… neither side possessed any currency but clichés …—

Jan Struther

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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Despite this, the currency is standing at around 158 against the greenback, at its weakest since July lows. —

Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025 Data is a currency in its own right and worth billions when it is sold to advertisers. —

Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 That $20 million is believed to be at or near the top of the market for a roster in the sport this season, and generally, the biggest spenders in the NIL era have been the teams that haven’t won big in recent years before money became the currency of roster building in college football. —

David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Bitcoin is becoming more mainstream after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved investment funds early last year that track the price of the currency. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for currency