uncurrent
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkɜːrənt/
- Archaic
- The bank refused to accept uncurrent bills.
Examples
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The fashion magazine avoids featuring uncurrent trends from past decades.
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Many uncurrent coins are now collectibles.
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The museum displayed several uncurrent coins that are no longer accepted as money.
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His views on technology are considered uncurrent by most of his colleagues.
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The store refused to accept the uncurrent bills, claiming they were outdated.
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Because of its uncurrent status, the old currency cannot be exchanged at the bank.
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Many collectors seek out the rare coins, even though they are uncurrent and no longer used.
Synonyms
Money that people no longer use to pay for things
Money or coins not legally accepted as payment
Not in general use and kept for collectors
You cannot use it to buy things or pay for them
Paper money not able to be exchanged for coins or gold
Not used now, for example an asset not usable within one year or old information
Antonyms
How Current
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncurrent is built from un- 'not' and current, where current comes from an old word meaning 'to run' and was used for things that flow, like money that goes around a country (see currency). So uncurrent means money or ideas that no longer 'flow' or are 'in use' and are not accepted.