currency

Plural

currencies

1. 1.Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

   • Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
   • Money managers who play down currencies tend to argue that outguessing foreign exchange markets in the short term is perilous, and that, over the long haul, shifts in currency values tend to offset one another.

2. 2.Paper money.

   • Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.

3. 3.The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use.

   • Fear of punishment has no currency with me as long as I remain convinced of the larger value of what I have done.

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