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
Dynamic Brand Voice Engines for Customer Reviews In the age of Google Reviews, reputation is currency, and response time is everything.
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Brianne Dezzutti, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Cultural currency is more likely to be found these days on YouTube or Spotify, and viewers of live linear TV tend to skew older.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Mexico came in third on the list in part due to a strong 6.4 percent increase in its currency (the Mexican peso) against the dollar.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
Fitch also flagged the ongoing risks of high public debt, putting Nairobi’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at B-.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
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Brianne Dezzutti, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Cultural currency is more likely to be found these days on YouTube or Spotify, and viewers of live linear TV tend to skew older.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Mexico came in third on the list in part due to a strong 6.4 percent increase in its currency (the Mexican peso) against the dollar.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
Fitch also flagged the ongoing risks of high public debt, putting Nairobi’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at B-.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
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Codi Heuer, a trade acquisition from the Rangers in exchange for cash, is a high-extension arm with a good fastball and could be as interesting as anyone Detroit acquired.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The first-place finisher also receives $5,000 in cash for business investment, as well as business coaching, social media help, and marketing support.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There is real money behind each of these stocks both from the company, investors and short sellers.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Instead, changes to the awards came after the HHS review, which in some cases delayed the release of the money and left programs hanging.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Certified Collectibles Group, which got its start authenticating collectible coins in the late 1980s, is seeing its young sports card grading business boom.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Other Orange County stores sell stamps as a side to coins, jewelry and stationery.—
Lillian Ashworth,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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