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
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Recent Examples of currency
Bitcoin prices have been climbing this year thanks in part to President-elect Donald Trump's messaging on creating a crypto-friendly administration ‒ including plans to stockpile the volatile digital currency.
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Never before has the nation's currency been so weak relative to the U.S. dollar.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Every look is not merely a social nicety, but an exchange, a currency between two people who are communicating solely through glances no matter what their actions or words articulate.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In that podcast, Atkins expressed support for a digital currency that is not controlled by the government.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Never before has the nation's currency been so weak relative to the U.S. dollar.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Every look is not merely a social nicety, but an exchange, a currency between two people who are communicating solely through glances no matter what their actions or words articulate.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
In that podcast, Atkins expressed support for a digital currency that is not controlled by the government.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
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There is also cash, lots and lots of cash (a man is seen counting money, another scene shows a person vacuuming up money off the floor, yet another shows two people physically fighting as money is thrown about nearby).Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal ban on plunking down cash to pick winners and losers and spreads and place all kinds of exotic prop bets, leading to a rush of states, now 38 and counting, to get in the game.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Mariners, though, would face significant competition for Walker, and might not view a first baseman who will play next season at 34 years old as the wisest investment of their money.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Robert was somebody whom Gabriel knew better, and one night in the pub Gabriel pressed him on the question of money.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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The sales of the Hawk Tuah coins also illustrate the power the internet has to lift people from obscurity to international stardom.Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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People who own Bitcoin and other forms of digital coins are not refunded when a crypto exchange collapses in the same way depositors are at banks.Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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