noun
currency
KUR-uhn-see/ˈkɜːrənsi/
The money used in a country or region.
The buyer hands over currency to pay for the fruit.
Etymology
The image of running underlies the earlier meaning “condition of flowing.” Flowing from person to person then supplied the connection to money used as a medium of exchange.
In context
These special amounts called “denominations” are like the building blocks of American currency. In written form, you can represent any amount of money simply by using numbers: 7 dollars, 19 dollars, 33 dollars and so on.
More examples
- Each country issued its own currency.
- The machine accepts only the local currency.
- She compared the value of several currencies.
Forms
currency · currencies