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
Historically, many people view gold as a hedge against inflation and currency fluctuations, according to Investopedia.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
There's another sort of weird quirk about having the dollar as the global reserve currency.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
In Europe, wholesale grew mid-single-digit despite the strong currency headwinds and one less shipping week versus last year.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
From streaming music, movies and games to work and productivity tools delivered via subscription, to virtual communities and worlds with their own economies and currencies.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
There's another sort of weird quirk about having the dollar as the global reserve currency.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
In Europe, wholesale grew mid-single-digit despite the strong currency headwinds and one less shipping week versus last year.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
From streaming music, movies and games to work and productivity tools delivered via subscription, to virtual communities and worlds with their own economies and currencies.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
Noun
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In turn, the government must borrow other money from the public to raise the cash needed.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Youngkin in 2021 raised $2.2 million in contributions, but the millionaire investor bolstered his war chest with $5.5million of his own money, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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So, what are the chances that anyone will be investigated for Hope Florida’s potentially criminal use of public money to fund a political campaign to defeat an amendment to the constitution of the state of Florida?—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2025
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While Smoke heads to town to buy provisions for the club, Stack and Sammie hire another musician, the elderly Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who has been playing harmonica for coins at the train station.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some people like to put chocolates, toys, coins and other treats inside the ones that can be split in half for extra fun.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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