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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Jan StrutherExamples 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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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Once a crypto skeptic who said bitcoin seemed like a scam, Trump has now fully embraced digital currency.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
This stock image from January 11, 2025, shows notes of Russia's currency, the ruble.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
The dominance of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency and the U.S. economy’s broad reach mean that our sanctions have real bite.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currency. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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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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