Synonyms of currency

currency

noun

ˈkər-ən(t)-sē 

as in cash

something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment

I prefer to carry only paper currency, as coins are too heavy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cash
• money
• coin
• gold
• coinage
• bucks
• funds
• dollar
• dough
• change
• loot
• chips
• moolah
• wampum
• legal tender
• shekels
• green
• lucre
• tender
• bread
• pelf
• cabbage
• needful
• lolly
• long green
• moola
• sheqels
• kale
• specie
• scratch
• resources
• sheqalim
• shekelim
• shekalim
• scrip
• wallet
• banknote
• greenback
• capital
• finances
• bill
• jack
• money order
• paper money
• mint
• promissory note
• dime
• draft
• folding money
• wealth
• pittance
• treasure
• bankroll
• riches
• means
• abundance
• peanuts
• wad
• chump change
• opulence
• roll
• pot
• fortune
• pile
• shoestring
• dead presidents
• note
• big bucks
• check
• earth
• bundle
• bomb
• mite
• pocket money
• petty cash
• megabucks
• spending money
• pin money
• mad money
• dibs
• boodle
• packet
• wherewithal
• cashier's check
• king's ransom

Examples of currency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Protesters blame the economic stabilization policies of President Bola Tinubu, which have included removing a heavy subsidy on petrol and devaluing the naira, Nigeria’s currency. —Innocent Eteng, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2024

Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan repeatedly mismanaged his currency by sacking central bank governors who pushed for rate hikes. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024

In its simplest form, the yen carry trade has investors borrowing cheap yen to invest in higher yielding assets, often currencies. —Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024

That includes commitments like never forming a central bank digital currency, firing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, and adding Bitcoin to the nation’s reserves. —Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024