CURRENCY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CURRENCY?

Need another word that means the same as “currency”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “currency” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Currency” are: currentness, up-to-dateness, money, medium of exchange, cash, banknotes, notes, paper money, coins, coinage, prevalence, circulation, dissemination, publicity, exposure

Currency as a Noun

Definitions of "Currency" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “currency” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The property of belonging to the present time.
• The time during which something is in use or operation.
• The fact or quality of being generally accepted or in use.
• General acceptance or use.
• The metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used.
• A system of money in general use in a particular country.

Synonyms of "Currency" as a noun (15 Words)

banknotes	A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank.
cash	Money in coins or notes, as distinct from cheques, money orders, or credit. A discount for cash.
circulation	Free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant. Ocean circulation is an important part of global climate.
coinage	A newly invented word or phrase. Decimal coinage.
coins	A flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money.
currentness	A flow of electricity through a conductor.
dissemination	The property of being diffused or dispersed. The dissemination of public information.
exposure	The disclosure of something secret. The exposure of his anger was shocking.
medium of exchange	Gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop.
money	Wealth reckoned in terms of money. We tried to collect the money he owed us.
notes	A characteristic emotional quality.
paper money	The physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher.
prevalence	A superiority in numbers or amount. The prevalence of obesity in adults.
publicity	The quality of being open to public view. A publicity campaign.
up-to-dateness	The property of belonging to the present time.

Usage Examples of "Currency" as a noun

• Travellers cheques in foreign currency.
• No claim had been made during the currency of the policy.
• The currency of ideas.
• The term gained wider currency after the turn of the century.
• The dollar was a strong currency.
• The currency of a slang term.

Associations of "Currency" (30 Words)

anna	A former monetary unit of India and Pakistan, equal to one sixteenth of a rupee.
buck	Of a horse to perform a buck. The boat began to buck in the water.
budget	Allow or provide a particular amount of money in a budget. Keep within the household budget.
cent	Used for emphasis to denote no money at all. He was paid 40 cents an hour.
charge	File a formal charge against. Charge all weapons shields and banners.
coin	Money in the form of coins. Coin phrases or words.
coinage	The invention of a new word or phrase. The volume of coinage in circulation.
commemorative	Intended as a commemoration. A commemorative plaque.
devaluation	The reduction or underestimation of the worth or importance of something. The general devaluation of expertise in our culture.
dime	Street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars. He didn t have a dime.
dollar	A piece of paper money worth one dollar. He worships the almighty dollar.
drachma	A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
exchange	Exchange contracts. Exchange prisoners.
guinea	A former British gold coin that was first minted in 1663 from gold imported from West Africa, with a value that was later fixed at 21 shillings. It was replaced by the sovereign from 1817.
inflation	A general and progressive increase in prices. High inflation rates.
monetary	Relating to money or currency. Documents with little or no monetary value.
neologism	A newly invented word or phrase.
neology	The act of inventing a word or phrase.
nickel	Coat with nickel. A button the size of a nickel.
nickelodeon	A cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin.
overvalue	Overestimate the importance of. Sterling was overvalued against the dollar.
penny	(in biblical use) a denarius. We didn t get paid a penny.
price	Discover or establish the price of something for sale. They say that every politician has a price.
purse	A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse. He and his wife shared a common purse.
rates	A local tax on property (usually used in the plural.
specie	Money in the form of coins rather than notes. The Bank of England in 1795 had held around 8 million in specie.
stagflation	A period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation.
sterling	British money especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK. A sterling spoon.
token	Insignificantly small a matter of form only tokenish is informal. I wanted to offer you a small token of my appreciation.
yen	The basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen.