currency

Type: noun

Definitions: (noun) If something has currency, it is generally accepted. (noun) A currency is the money from a particular country.

Examples: (noun) The idea that the universe started with a big bang has a lot of currency. (noun) After the war, these new ideas began to gain currency. (noun) Since then the exchange value of the currency has fallen by 78%. (noun) The US dollar is one currency that ended lower against most others in London today.

Synonyms: nouns: money, cash. support.

Academic Word List Sublist and Group: 8 D