currency

/ˈkɝː.ən.si/

nouncur · ren · cy

Think: **CURR**ent + **EN**ergy + **CY**cle → **curr-en-cy** (money that “flows” in the current economy).

Yes, it's currency. Don’t write **-ancy** or **-ency**—it ends with **-ency**: **curr + ency**.

Definitions

  1. nounthe money used in a particular country (coins and bills)
  2. nounthe fact or quality of being accepted, used, or believed by many people

Examples

  • When we traveled to Japan, we exchanged dollars for the local currency.
  • The euro is the currency used in many European countries.
  • That rumor quickly lost currency once the facts came out.

Synonyms

moneylegal tendercashcoinagecirculation

Antonyms

worthlessness

Translations

ES monedaPT moedaFR monnaie

Common misspellings

curencycurrancycurrensycurrrencycurrenzycurrençycurrenccy

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