currency
Meanings
Plural: currencies
Noun
- the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
- general acceptance or use
- "the currency of ideas"
- the property of belonging to the present time
- "the currency of a slang term"
- Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
- Paper money.
- The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use.
- Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
- Fluency; readiness of utterance.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currēns, from currō. By surface analysis, current + -cy.
Synonyms
currentness, up-to-dateness
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 18
currency is a valid Words With Friends word