currency

The money used in a particular country.

• What currency do they use there?
• We exchanged our money for local currency.
• The bank deals in several foreign currencies.

Similar words: money

Common phrases: foreign currency, local currency, currency exchange

Money or other things people accept as payment when buying or exchanging goods.

• They used shells as currency.
• Cigarettes became a form of currency in the camp.
• Some shops accept digital currencies as payment.

Similar words: money, means of payment

Common phrases: used as currency, a currency substitute, digital currency

The state of being widely accepted, believed, or used.

• The idea soon gained currency.
• That phrase has wide currency among teenagers.
• The rumor lost currency when the facts became known.

How to use it: gain currency among someone (The theory gained currency among young researchers.); give currency to something (The report gave currency to an old rumor.)

Similar words: acceptance, recognition

Common phrases: gain currency, wide currency, give currency to

The quality of including the latest information or still being relevant now.

• Check the currency of the information.
• Recent references help show the report's currency.
• We review these records regularly to maintain their currency.

Similar words: timeliness, up-to-dateness

Opposites: outdatedness

Common phrases: currency of information, check the currency, accuracy and currency