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
On Ukraine’s front lines, combat patches are currency.
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Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Nielsen recently began to roll out its Big Data + Panel currency that sources data from over 75 million devices in addition to its traditional panel of 42,000 homes and over 100,000 consumers.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
As the currencies suggest, this edition will only be sold in Japan.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
Consider Turkey, where the president’s unconventional, illogical view that lower interest rates would tame inflation has led to a yearslong price spiral and the collapse of the country’s currency.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Nielsen recently began to roll out its Big Data + Panel currency that sources data from over 75 million devices in addition to its traditional panel of 42,000 homes and over 100,000 consumers.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025
As the currencies suggest, this edition will only be sold in Japan.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025
Consider Turkey, where the president’s unconventional, illogical view that lower interest rates would tame inflation has led to a yearslong price spiral and the collapse of the country’s currency.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
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The prize, granted by the Culture Ministry’s Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), carries a cash award of €30,000 ($35,100).—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Organize liquidity needs Even your cash needs should be thoughtfully allocated and not all lumped into one savings account or money market fund.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Corporations love money more than anything, & this will really harm them and force them to do the right thing.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The brand showcased new versions of its viral Kisslock bag and mini coin purses worn as necklaces (plus, more print media, with tiny books in the form of earrings and bag charms).—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Accessories included snap coin purse necklaces and clutches as well as dangling earrings made of small (real) books — a reference to the boxes of books and other ephemera residents leave out on stoops to pass along.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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