Definitions

currency

[kur-uhn-see, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr ən si, ˈkʌr- /

NOUN

paper and coin money of a country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cash

STRONG

bills bread cabbage coinage coins dinero dough moolah notes roll specie wad

WEAK

almighty dollar chicken feed cold cash folding money green stuff legal tender medium of exchange piece of change

Example Sentences

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But their on-screen currency wasn’t what it once was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

There’s a currency that accompanies youth and beauty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

India's currency decline has also hit students looking to study abroad.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Gaesa owns Cuba’s Banco Financiero Internacional, which controls 95% of commercial transactions in hard currency on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Some might call freedom the dearest currency of all, but it was not what Martin expected.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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