as in cash
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I prefer to carry only paper currency, as coins are too heavy
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Recent Examples of currency
Any government that trades in crypto raises concerns about how the currency could be used.
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Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
The growth rate is up significantly from the 13% clip (13.2% in constant currency) observed in the first quarter.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Recorded music subscription revenue grew 8.2% year-over-year, or 9.1% in constant currency and streaming revenue declined 0.8% year-over-year, but grew 0.1% in constant currency.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The producer’s corporate parent disclosed that Paris-headquartered Banijay’s annual production revenue dropped 2.8 percent on a constant currency and also a reported basis to 2.6 billion euro ($2.8 billion).
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
The growth rate is up significantly from the 13% clip (13.2% in constant currency) observed in the first quarter.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Recorded music subscription revenue grew 8.2% year-over-year, or 9.1% in constant currency and streaming revenue declined 0.8% year-over-year, but grew 0.1% in constant currency.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The producer’s corporate parent disclosed that Paris-headquartered Banijay’s annual production revenue dropped 2.8 percent on a constant currency and also a reported basis to 2.6 billion euro ($2.8 billion).
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currency
Noun
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As an bonus, this would save the cash taking unnecessary detours to the federal government to pay bureaucrats, some of whom Elon Musk’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) suspects to be curiously well-off indeed.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the cash payments, victims may be eligible for one year of three-bureau identity theft protection, credit monitoring, and at least $1 million of fraud/identity theft insurance, the settlement website states.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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United could put the money earned into their own ground’s renewal.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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On July 11, 2022, Shah switched her original plea of not guilty to guilty, taking responsibility for the fraud and money laundering charges.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Now, the coins divide perfectly, but still one coin remains.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Archaeologists found a wide variety of artifacts inside the 2,400-year-old tomb, including a gold ring with a semi-precious stone, two gold coins and several gold leaves from a wreath.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Currency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currency. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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