currency
noun
cur·ren·cy
ˈkər-ən(t)-sē 
ˈkə-rən(t)-
plural currencies
1
a
: circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: general use, acceptance, or prevalence
a story gaining currency
c
: the quality or state of being current : currentness
needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information
2
a
: something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: paper money in circulation
c
: a common article for bartering
Furs were once used as currency.
d
: a medium of verbal or intellectual expression
… neither side possessed any currency but clichés …—
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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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Bob Pisani, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
All technologies exist on a spectrum and the entire tech world works together in some sense, but things can and will change, so Web3 builders shouldn’t be rigid with maximalist notions, like Bitcoin being the only currency the world needs.
—Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Newspaper cuttings and videos of police recovering the artworks, which were used as currency in arms and drug trafficking, also feature in the show.
—George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
World & Nation In their own voices, Israelis and Palestinians reflect on a catastrophic year
Oct. 7, 2024
Gaza, like other Palestinian territories, uses the shekel as its primary currency, with some transactions done in U.S. dollars or the Jordanian Dinar.
—Bilal Shbair and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currency. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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currency
noun
cur·ren·cy
ˈkər-ən-sē
ˈkə-rən-
plural currencies
1
: common use or acceptance
2
: money in circulation
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