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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—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Support begins at the $631 level, and as is so often the case when a stock, index, currency or commodity sells off to support, said securities will sink into support before finding support (will sink into the mattress further).
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—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Younger Americans are finding alternative ways to step onto the property ladder amid a nationwide housing affordability crisis, including selling their digital currencies to finance their home purchases.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Support begins at the $631 level, and as is so often the case when a stock, index, currency or commodity sells off to support, said securities will sink into support before finding support (will sink into the mattress further).
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Deloitte released new data this morning from its Q2 2025 CFO Signals Spotlight, which gauges how finance chiefs envision incorporating digital currencies into their operations (CFO Daily received an early look).
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Younger Americans are finding alternative ways to step onto the property ladder amid a nationwide housing affordability crisis, including selling their digital currencies to finance their home purchases.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/currency. Accessed 7 Aug. 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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