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
Winning is the currency of the NBA and really of all professional sports.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Miran blasted conventional economic models that predict currency depreciation as a result of trade deficits, something Miran said doesn’t hold up in the real world.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Citi's chief economist considers that so far there is no viable alternative to the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
—Tatiana Bautzer, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Outside of the stock market, the dollar index slid to its lowest level since 2022 weakening the currency's value, while gold reached another record high.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
Miran blasted conventional economic models that predict currency depreciation as a result of trade deficits, something Miran said doesn’t hold up in the real world.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Citi's chief economist considers that so far there is no viable alternative to the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
—Tatiana Bautzer, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Outside of the stock market, the dollar index slid to its lowest level since 2022 weakening the currency's value, while gold reached another record high.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
Noun
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Since the recent downturn, I have been asked repeatedly about what to do, and whether to sell out and go to cash.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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One afternoon, Coogler stopped by a Bank of America to make a sizable cash withdrawal from his account to cover some family expenses.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 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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Third, protecting the tax payers money and resources.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The coin imploded a month later, erasing billions of dollars in wealth.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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But this was still just the flip of a coin, essentially.—
Ruthie Ackerman,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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