Currency \Cur"ren*cy\ (k?r"r?n-c?), n.; pl. Currencies (-s?z). [Cf. LL. currentia a current, fr. L. currens, p. pr. of currere to run. See Current.]
1. A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a stream; as, the currency of time. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
2. The state or quality of being current; general acceptance or reception; a passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or general currency; the currency of bank notes.
3. That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as having or representing value; as, the currency of a country; a specie currency; esp., government or bank notes circulating as a substitute for metallic money.
4. Fluency; readiness of utterance. [Obs.]
5. Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued. He . . . takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value. --Bacon. The bare name of Englishman . . . too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful. --W. Irving.

See more meaning on Currencies...

• List of micronation currencies: Micronational currency systems describe the self-declared official currencies of micronation s. These currencies are usually created to ...
• List of circulating currencies: This list of circulating currencies contains the 182 current official or de facto currencies of the 192 United Nations member states , ...

• Asian Currencies Extend Rebound, Led by Ringgit, on Europe Talks - Bloomberg
  Asian currencies rose for a second day, led by Malaysia’s ringgit and South Korea’s won, as a global stocks rally and optimism Europe will tackle its debt crisis spurred risk-taking. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index and the MSCI Asia ... Read more on this news related to 'Currencies'
• Asia Currencies to Extend Slide on Growth, Citigroup Says - Bloomberg
  Asian currencies are poised to keep falling after the biggest decline in eight months as the region’s economy slumps more than investors expect, spurring more interest-rate cuts, according to Citigroup Inc. Volatility will increase as Europe ... Read more on this news related to 'Currencies'
• Emerging-Market Currencies Sell Off On Greek Worries - Wall Street Journal
  NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Emerging-market currencies failed to find a footing all day, and a late-afternoon comment about a Greek exit from the euro sent these currencies into a tizzy. The South African rand, the Turkish lira and the Mexican peso ... Read more on this news related to 'Currencies'