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单词 concurrencies
释义

currency

noun

cur·​ren·​cy ˈkər-ən(t)-sē How to pronounce currency (audio)
ˈkə-rən(t)-
plural currencies
1
a
: circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: general use, acceptance, or prevalence
a story gaining currency
c
: the quality or state of being current : currentness
needed to check the accuracy and currency of the information
2
a
: something (such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange
b
: paper money in circulation
c
: a common article for bartering
Furs were once used as currency.
d
: a medium of verbal or intellectual expression
… neither side possessed any currency but clichés … Jan Struther

Synonyms

  • bread [slang]
  • bucks
  • cabbage [slang]
  • cash
  • change
  • chips
  • coin
  • dough
  • gold
  • green
  • jack [slang]
  • kale [slang]
  • legal tender
  • lolly [British]
  • long green [slang]
  • loot
  • lucre
  • money
  • moola [slang]
  • moolah
  • needful
  • pelf
  • scratch [slang]
  • shekels
  • sheqels
  • shekelim
  • shekalim
  • sheqalim
  • tender
  • wampum
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Example Sentences

A new currency has been introduced in the foreign exchange market. They were paid in U.S. currency. Furs were once traded as currency. The word has not yet won widespread currency. I'm not sure about the accuracy and currency of their information.
Recent Examples on the Web Other economists say the PBOC’s room for maneuver is limited, however, given weak loan demand and pressure on China’s currency as investors pull money out of China to chase higher interest rates in the U.S. and elsewhere. Jason Douglas, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The Zambian kwacha is the best performing currency in the world against the US dollar, rallying over 18.5% from Jan. 22 to Sept. 1. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2022 The American dollar, despite being the world’s reserve currency, is an aesthetic backwater. Christopher Bonanos, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 Welcome to the era of the audio meme, a time when replicable units of sound are a cultural currency as strong as — if not stronger than — images and text. New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022 Skills are now the currency, so leaders should be investing in the acquisition and retention of top talent from competitors through succession planning and stronger compensation and benefits programs. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Academic publications are the currency of scientific prestige, winning accolades for researchers and journals alike. David Robert Grimes, The Atlantic, 29 July 2022 Her loyalty proves to be valuable currency when, later, endless boxes full of designer fashion for this shoot start arriving at the happily accommodating front desk at record pace. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 Hugs are the currency of solidarity but deliver few answers. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

curr(ent) entry 1 + -ency

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

currency

noun

cur·​ren·​cy ˈkər-ən-sē How to pronounce currency (audio)
plural currencies
1
: common use or acceptance
The idea has wide currency.
2
: money in circulation
We were paid in the country's currency.

concurrencies

noun

plural of concurrency
as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • consensuses
  • agreements
  • unisons
  • concurrences
  • unanimities
  • meetings of minds
  • acquiescences
  • accords
  • embracements
  • assentations
  • harmonies
  • acceptances
  • collusions
  • adhesions
  • consonances
  • complicities
  • approbations
  • approvals
  • assents
  • concordances
  • accessions
  • sympathies
  • consents
  • compliances
  • solidarities
  • understandings
  • empathies
  • embraces
  • rapports
  • concessions
  • collaborations
  • concords
  • conformities
  • conspiracies
  • alliances
  • concerts
  • favors
  • unions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conflicts
  • disagreements
  • dissensuses
  • dissentions
  • oppositions
  • dissensions
  • resistances
  • discords
  • dissents
  • disapprovals
  • disapprobations
  • disfavors
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