different between currency vs naira

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin curr?ns, from curr?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.?n.si/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??.?n.si/, /?k?.?n.si/
• (accents with the "Hurry-furry" merger)

Noun

currency (countable and uncountable, plural currencies)

1. Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

2. (more specifically) Paper money.
   • 1943, William Saroyan, The Human Comedy, chapter 3,

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

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

4. (obsolete) Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
   • 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain

     He […] takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value.
5. (obsolete) fluency; readiness of utterance

Derived terms

• (economics): fiat currency, closed currency, hard currency, metacurrency, cryptocurrency

Related terms

• current
• course

Translations

See also

• Category:Currency symbols

English

Etymology

A contraction of Nigeria.

Noun

naira (plural nairas or naira)

1. The official currency of Nigeria, which replaced the pound in 1973; the principal denomination of the currency, equal to 100 kobo.

See also

• ?

Anagrams

• -arian, Arian, Iraan, Raina, Riaan, aiRNA, airan, airna

Finnish

Noun

naira

1. naira (Nigeria's currency)

Declension

Anagrams

• Aarni, Arina, aarin, aarni, arina, raain, raani, raina

Hausa

Noun

nair??? f (plural nair??r??, possessed form nair?àr?)

1. naira (currency of Nigeria)

Spanish

Noun

naira f (plural nairas)

1. naira

Yoruba

Noun

náírà

1. naira (currency of Nigeria)