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currency
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)
- Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
- (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.
- 1943, William Saroyan, The Human Comedy, chapter 3,
- The state of being current; general acceptance or recognition.
- (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.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- (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
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yamboo
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jæm?bu?/
Noun
yamboo (plural yamboos)
- (historical) A small gold or silver ingot formerly used as currency in some parts of China.
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