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currency
noun
-
currency
,
currencies
The
money
,
in
coins
or
notes
,
that
a
particular
country
or
region
officially
uses
for
buying
and
selling
.
•
Travellers
should
exchange
their
currency
before
arriving
in
the
country
.
Travellers
should
exchange
their
currency
before
arriving
in
the
country
.
•
The
local
currency
is
accepted
in
every
shop
downtown
.
The
local
currency
is
accepted
in
every
shop
downtown
.
From
Middle
English
currance
,
borrowed
from
Medieval
Latin
currentia
“
flowing
,
circulation
(
of
money
),”
from
Latin
currēns
,
present
participle
of
currere
“
to
run
.”
noun
-
currency
,
currencies
The
state
of
being
widely
accepted
,
used
,
or
believed
by
many
people
.
•
The
rumor
quickly
gained
currency
on
social
media
.
The
rumor
quickly
gained
currency
on
social
media
.
•
His
outdated
views
no
longer
have
any
currency
in
modern
politics
.
His
outdated
views
no
longer
have
any
currency
in
modern
politics
.
Extension
of
the
money
sense
to
abstract
ideas
in
the
17th
century
,
reflecting
how
thoughts
can
‘
circulate
’
like
coins
.
noun
-
currency
,
currencies
(
formal
)
The
period
during
which
something
,
such
as
a
contract
or
law
,
is
valid
and
in
force
.
•
The
contract
remains
in
currency
until
the
project
is
completed
.
The
contract
remains
in
currency
until
the
project
is
completed
.
•
During
the
currency
of
the
insurance
policy
,
you
are
fully
covered
.
During
the
currency
of
the
insurance
policy
,
you
are
fully
covered
.
Specialized
legal
sense
developed
in
the
18th
century
from
the
broader
idea
of
something
‘
running
its
course
.’