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cur⋅ren⋅cy

[kur-uhn-see, kuhr-]
–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'-)   
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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Cultural Dictionary

currency

Any form of money in actual use as a medium of exchange.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

currency 
1657, "condition of flowing," from L. currentum, pp. of currere "to run" (see current); the sense of a flow or course extended 1699 (by John Locke) to "circulation of money."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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