uncurrentadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcurrent.

1. Of money: Not current; not in circulation.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [adjective] > not in circulation

uncurrenta1616

idle1931

uncirculated1938

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iii. 16 I can no other answer make, but thankes, And thankes: and euer oft good turnes, Are shuffel'd off with such vncurrant pay.

1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events a 3 It is a strange thing, that reasonable spirits can be payd with such counterfeit and uncurrant coyne.

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion ii. 39 My neighbours..cryed me down more than uncurrent Money.

1855 W. Irving Life Washington II. lxii. 497 Paper money issued by Congress which was uncurrent among the Canadians.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 484 After a certain amount of wear a gold coin..loses weight and becomes legally uncurrent.

figurative.a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. ii. vi, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eee^v/1 Thou crackt, uncurrant Lord.a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 201 Such for vncurrant Knights or new-coyn'd Squire Might suite.1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. viii. 129 Honour..Bearing the signature of time alone, Uncurrent in eternity, and base.

2. Not commonly accepted or recognized.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not practised or used > not in customary use

uncurrenta1616

unfashionable1659

out of (the) mode1664

demoded1885

dismoded1898

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. ii. 48 Since he came, With what encounter so vncurrant, I Haue strayn'd t'appeare thus.

1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 77 Conceits of their own, and other uncurrent doctrines.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiii. sig. Q5 'Tis hard..to be sure, that his present Repentance is not of the same ignoble and uncurrent kind.

3. Of a warrant: Having no legal force; invalid.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective] > legally invalid or faulty

vicious1393

void1433

naughtc1449

irrite1482

frustrate1497

null1542

bad1613

inofficial1632

null and void1651

unfirm1660

uncurrent1702

invalid1768

inept1818

inoperative1885

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. v. 425 The Messenger would scarce have return'd to have reported how uncurrent such Warrants were like to be in York.

Derivatives

unˈcurrentness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [noun] > fact of not

uncurrentness1641

1641 T. Roe Speech Parl. 4 Another cause of scarcity of Coine, may be the over strict rule of the uncurrentnesse of any good Coyne.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	uncurrent
释义	uncurrentadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcurrent. 1. Of money: Not current; not in circulation. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [adjective] > not in circulation uncurrenta1616 idle1931 uncirculated1938 a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iii. 16 I can no other answer make, but thankes, And thankes: and euer oft good turnes, Are shuffel'd off with such vncurrant pay. View more context for this quotation 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events a 3 It is a strange thing, that reasonable spirits can be payd with such counterfeit and uncurrant coyne. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion ii. 39 My neighbours..cryed me down more than uncurrent Money. 1855 W. Irving Life Washington II. lxii. 497 Paper money issued by Congress which was uncurrent among the Canadians. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 484 After a certain amount of wear a gold coin..loses weight and becomes legally uncurrent. figurative.a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. ii. vi, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eee^v/1 Thou crackt, uncurrant Lord.a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 201 Such for vncurrant Knights or new-coyn'd Squire Might suite.1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. viii. 129 Honour..Bearing the signature of time alone, Uncurrent in eternity, and base. 2. Not commonly accepted or recognized. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not practised or used > not in customary use uncurrenta1616 unfashionable1659 out of (the) mode1664 demoded1885 dismoded1898 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. ii. 48 Since he came, With what encounter so vncurrant, I Haue strayn'd t'appeare thus. View more context for this quotation 1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby Lett. conc. Relig. (1651) 77 Conceits of their own, and other uncurrent doctrines. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiii. sig. Q5 'Tis hard..to be sure, that his present Repentance is not of the same ignoble and uncurrent kind. 3. Of a warrant: Having no legal force; invalid. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective] > legally invalid or faulty vicious1393 void1433 naughtc1449 irrite1482 frustrate1497 null1542 bad1613 inofficial1632 null and void1651 unfirm1660 uncurrent1702 invalid1768 inept1818 inoperative1885 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. v. 425 The Messenger would scarce have return'd to have reported how uncurrent such Warrants were like to be in York. Derivatives unˈcurrentness n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > [noun] > fact of not uncurrentness1641 1641 T. Roe Speech Parl. 4 Another cause of scarcity of Coine, may be the over strict rule of the uncurrentnesse of any good Coyne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.a1616
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