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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cur·ren·cy       [kur-uhn-see, kuhr-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -cies.
1.something that is used as a medium of exchange; money.
2.general acceptance; prevalence; vogue.
3.a time or period during which something is widely accepted and circulated.
4.the fact or quality of being widely accepted and circulated from person to person.
5.circulation, as of coin.

[Origin: 1650–60; < ML currentia. See current, -ency]
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cur·ren·cy       (kûr'ən-sē, kŭr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. cur·ren·cies
  1. Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money.
  2. Transmission from person to person as a medium of exchange; circulation: coins now in currency.
  3. General acceptance or use; prevalence: the currency of a slang term.
  4. The state of being current; up-to-dateness: Can you check the currency of this address?


[From Middle English curraunt, in circulation; see current.]

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