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  1. noun Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money.
  2. noun Transmission from person to person as a medium of exchange; circulation: coins now in currency.
  3. noun General acceptance or use; prevalence: the currency of a slang term.
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  • Using equity as a currency is a tricky and complex matter. —  Inc.com
  • "Armenia's decision to seek a precautionary IMF program and allow a freer float for the currency is a welcome signal of the authorities 'cautious approach to managing current difficulties," Andrew Colquhoun, a director at the Fitch credit rating firm, said in a statement. —  «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան
  • Although the most pronounced weakness for the currency was against the Japanese Yen, the kiwi also fell to a 5 year low against the US dollar and a 7 year low against the Australian dollar. —  FXstreet.com
  • Dumplings and pineapples are served for their likeness to certain Chinese currency, as are spring rolls that resemble gold bars. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • Turkey's Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen has said Ankara will soon begin trading with neighboring Iran in Turkish currency, the lira. —  Signs of the Times
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commodity ·  cash ·  asset ·  bond ·  equity ·  stock ·  coin ·  credit ·  capital ·  index ·  income ·  dollar

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currency:   currencies
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  1. From Middle English curraunt, in circulation; see current.

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  1. from Middle Latin currentia, a current (of a stream), literally a running, from Latin curren(t-)s, running: see current.
 

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/ˈkərənsi/
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