Currency, or a currency, in the form of banknotes, bills, etc., as opposed to coins; paper currency. Later also: unsecured paper credit as opposed to…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [noun] > types of currency (12) soft currency1837 Currency, or a currency, in the form of banknotes, bills, etc., as opposed to coins; paper currency. Later also: unsecured paper credit as opposed to… fiat-money1880 money (such as an inconvertible paper currency) which is made legal tender by a ‘fiat’ of the government, without having an intrinsic or… token coinage1881 see token-money, n. c. token-money1889 State coinage of money not having the intrinsic value for which it is current, but bearing a fixed value relative to gold coin, for which it is… token currency1893 = token coinage n. monopoly money1895 (a) money whose value derives largely from the operation of a monopoly; (b) (usually in form Monopoly money) the imitation banknotes provided in the… hard currency1940 A currency which is convertible into other currencies, and whose price in terms of other currencies is expected to remain stable or rise. Cf. soft… soft currency1940 A currency which is not convertible into other currencies, or whose price in terms of other currencies is expected to fall. Cf. hard currency, n. 2. reserve currency1950 a strong currency which is widely used in international trade and which a central bank is prepared to hold as part of its foreign exchange reserves. petrocurrency1974 The currency of a petroleum-exporting country, whose exchange rate varies chiefly with the fluctuations of the petroleum market. cryptocurrency1991 An informal, substitute currency. rare. commodity dollar1998 (A name given to) any of the currencies of Australia, New Zealand, or Canada, whose economies depend on the export of one or more commodities. Cf. c… |
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