英语词汇“currency”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYcurrency

Origin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin currentia flowing, from Latin currere

COLLOCATIONS► local currency

The local currency is the lira.

► gained currency

“Middle age” is a term which only gained currency after World War I.

► wide currency

The idea of time travel enjoys wide currency (=is accepted by many people) in science fiction.

THESAURUSwhat you earn by working and use in order to buy things. money can be in the form of coins and paper, checks, etc. and can be kept in a bank► money

a)what you earn by working and use in order to buy things. Money can be in the form of coins and paper, checks, etc. and can be kept in a bank: $450 is a lot of money to pay for shoes. Houses in this area cost a lot of money.b)money in the form of coins or pieces of paper with their value printed on them, that you can carry with you: Leon dropped all his money on the floor. Do you have enough money to pay for the sandwiches?

► bill

a piece of paper money: She handed me a $20 bill.

► coin

a piece of metal money: They found some old coins buried in the ground.

► cash

money in the form of coins and bills: I didn’t have enough cash, so I paid with a credit card.

► change

money in the form of coins. Change is also the word for the money you get back in a store, when you give more money than something costs: Do you have any change for the phone? He handed the clerk a $20 bill and she gave him $3 change.

► currency

the money used in a particular country: He had $500 worth of Japanese currency.

► funds

the money that someone, especially an organization, has available to buy things: We have a book sale every year to raise funds for the library.

► capital

money that you use to start a business, or that you invest in a business: How did you get the capital to start your business?

► revenue

money that a company receives from its business activities, or that a government receives in taxes: The administration wants to raise taxes to increase its revenue.

单词	currency
释义	currencycurrency /ˈkɚənsi/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun (plural currencies) Etymology ETYMOLOGYcurrency Origin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin currentia flowing, from Latin currere Collocations COLLOCATIONS► local currency The local currency is the lira. ► gained currency “Middle age” is a term which only gained currency after World War I. ► wide currency The idea of time travel enjoys wide currency (=is accepted by many people) in science fiction. Thesaurus THESAURUSwhat you earn by working and use in order to buy things. money can be in the form of coins and paper, checks, etc. and can be kept in a bank► money a)what you earn by working and use in order to buy things. Money can be in the form of coins and paper, checks, etc. and can be kept in a bank: $450 is a lot of money to pay for shoes. Houses in this area cost a lot of money.b)money in the form of coins or pieces of paper with their value printed on them, that you can carry with you: Leon dropped all his money on the floor. Do you have enough money to pay for the sandwiches? ► bill a piece of paper money: She handed me a $20 bill. ► coin a piece of metal money: They found some old coins buried in the ground. ► cash money in the form of coins and bills: I didn’t have enough cash, so I paid with a credit card. ► change money in the form of coins. Change is also the word for the money you get back in a store, when you give more money than something costs: Do you have any change for the phone? He handed the clerk a $20 bill and she gave him $3 change. ► currency the money used in a particular country: He had $500 worth of Japanese currency. ► funds the money that someone, especially an organization, has available to buy things: We have a book sale every year to raise funds for the library. ► capital money that you use to start a business, or that you invest in a business: How did you get the capital to start your business? ► revenue money that a company receives from its business activities, or that a government receives in taxes: The administration wants to raise taxes to increase its revenue. 1[countable, uncountable] social studies, economics the system or type of money that a particular country uses: The euro has replaced several European currencies. The local currency is the lira. a currency exchange → see also hard currency ► see thesaurus at money2[uncountable] the state of being generally accepted or used: “Middle age” is a term which only gained currency after World War I. The idea of time travel enjoys wide currency (=is accepted by many people) in science fiction. [Origin: 1600–1700 Medieval Latin currentia flowing, from Latin currere]
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