cur·ren·cy (kûr  n-s , k r-)n. pl. cur·ren·cies 1. Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money. 2. Transmission from person to person as a medium of exchange; circulation: coins now in currency. 3. General acceptance or use; prevalence: the currency of a slang term. 4. The state of being current; up-to-dateness: Can you check the currency of this address? [From Middle English curraunt, in circulation; see current.] Currency Table: Listed by Country
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currency [ˈkʌrənsɪ]
n pl -cies
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a metal or paper medium of exchange that is in current use in a particular country
2. general acceptance or circulation; prevalence the currency of ideas
3. the period of time during which something is valid, accepted, or in force
4. the act of being passed from person to person
5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) Austral (formerly) the local medium of exchange, esp in the colonies, as distinct from sterling
6. (Social Science / Peoples) Austral slang (formerly) the native-born Australians, as distinct from the British immigrants
[from Medieval Latin currentia, literally: a flowing, from Latin currere to run, flow]
The up-to-dateness of a map or chart as determined by comparison with the best available information at a given time.
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| Noun | 1. |  currency - the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently usedmedium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region money - the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs" Eurocurrency - currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing cash, hard cash, hard currency - money in the form of bills or coins; "there is a desperate shortage of hard cash" hard currency - a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value; "the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements"; "Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency" folding money, paper currency, paper money - currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie |
| 2. |  currency - general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"prevalence - the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future" | |
| 3. | currency - the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term" nowness, presentness - the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, modernity, modernness, modernism - the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village" |
currency
noun
1. money, coinage, legal tender, medium of exchange, bills, notes, coins More people favour a single European currency than oppose it.
2. acceptance, exposure, popularity, circulation, vogue, prevalence His theory has gained wide currency in America.
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Translations
currency [ˈkʌrənsɪ]
A. N
1. (= monetary system, money) → moneda f
foreign currency → moneda f extranjera, divisas fpl
see also paper C
foreign currency → moneda f extranjera, divisas fpl
see also paper C
2. (fig) → aceptación f
his theory had wide currency in America → su teoría tuvo amplia aceptación en América
these things are the currency of everyday life → estas cosas son el pan nuestro de cada día
to gain currency [views, ideas] → darse a conocer, difundirse
it was his writing that gave the term currency → el término se dio a conocer gracias a sus escritos
his theory had wide currency in America → su teoría tuvo amplia aceptación en América
these things are the currency of everyday life → estas cosas son el pan nuestro de cada día
to gain currency [views, ideas] → darse a conocer, difundirse
it was his writing that gave the term currency → el término se dio a conocer gracias a sus escritos
currency [ˈkʌrənsi] n
(= money) → monnaie f
foreign currency → devises fpl étrangères, monnaie f étrangère
single European currency → monnaie f unique européenne hard currency
foreign currency → devises fpl étrangères, monnaie f étrangère
single European currency → monnaie f unique européenne hard currency
currency
currency:
n
→ Verbreitung f; (of word, expression) → Gebräuchlichkeit f; to gain currency → sich verbreiten, um sich greifen; to give currency to a rumour/theory → ein Gerücht/eine Theorie verbreiten or in Umlauf setzen
currency:
currency appreciation
n → Geldaufwertung f
currency depreciation
n → Geldabwertung f
currency market
n → Devisenmarkt m
currency scam
n (inf) → Währungsschwindel m → or -betrug m
currency snake
n → Währungsschlange f
currency speculator
n → Währungsspekulant(in) m(f)
currency trader
n → Devisenhändler(in) m(f)
currency trading
n → Devisenhandel m
currency [ˈkʌr/ənsɪ] n
currency [ˈkʌr/ənsɪ] n
a. → moneta
foreign currency → valuta estera
hard currency → moneta forte
paper currency → banconote fpl
foreign currency → valuta estera
hard currency → moneta forte
paper currency → banconote fpl
b. (fig) (of ideas) to gain currency → acquistare larga diffusione, acquistare credito
currency [ˈkʌr/ənsɪ] n
a. → moneta
foreign currency → valuta estera
hard currency → moneta forte
paper currency → banconote fpl
foreign currency → valuta estera
hard currency → moneta forte
paper currency → banconote fpl
b. (fig) (of ideas) to gain currency → acquistare larga diffusione, acquistare credito
n currency [ˈkarənsi, (American ) ˈkə:-]
the money (notes and coins) of a country the currencies of the world; foreign currency. geldeenheid عِملَة مُتَداوَلَه валута měna, peníze valuta; mønt die Währung συνάλλαγμα, νόμισμα moneda valuuta, käibiv raha پول رایج valuutta, raha monnaie מַטבֵּע मुद्रा valuta pénznem, valuta mata uang gjaldmiðill moneta, valuta 通貨 통화 valiuta, pinigai nauda; valūta matawang muntsoort valuta, myntsort, penger waluta moeda monedă; valută валюта peniaze, mena valuta valuta valuta เงินตรา para 貨幣 валюта سكہ، كرنسى tiền tệ 货币
currency → عملة متداولة měna valuta Währung νόμισμα moneda valuutta devise valuta valuta 通貨 통화 munteenheid valuta waluta moeda corrente валюта valuta เงินตรา kur tiền tệ 货币
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