currency
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1.2
- noun
- /ˈkɜrənsi/
:
moneda
- In the last three years, the most stable currency has been the Egyptian pound.
- foreign currency
- currency exchange
- currency markets
So you've all owned the native currency that helps a blockchain.
- So you've all owned the native currency that helps a blockchain.
- There's no native currency and so forth.
- So then that begs the question, how many currencies will we have?
- Some people call Fiat currency a Ponzi scheme.
- Having your own currency, is that a good idea?
Examples
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The euro is the official currency of 19 of the 27 member countries of the European Union.
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What is the name of the currency of China?
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What is the currency used in India?
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That is the Chinese currency rather than the US dollar.
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Central banks traditionally hold foreign currency reserves to ensure their ability to buy imports.
Academic text (2012) -
The international monetary system rests on just two currencies: the dollar and the euro.
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Before traveling to Japan, I exchanged my dollars for the local currency.
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The currency in Canada is called the Canadian dollar, which is used for everyday transactions.
Synonyms
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1.0
Coins, bills, or bank savings people use to buy things and pay for services
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3.7
The way a country supplies and manages money and how people measure its value
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Coins or paper money that the law says must be accepted for payment
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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The main person who leads the agency that watches over national banks
- Archaic
Paper money that is worth less than one unit of a country's money and is used like coins
How Common
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- Specialized
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4.1
- Specialized
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Currency comes from the Latin verb currere 'to run' and is the same root as current. So money is called currency because coins and notes 'run' between people and shops and are in 'circulation'.