currency n
1. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
2. general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas"
3. a current state of general acceptance and use [syn: vogue]
4. the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term" [syn: currentness, up-to-dateness]

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 Currency...

• Currency: In economics , the term currency can refer to a particular currency, for example, the Euro , or to the coins and banknotes of a ...
• Pound (currency): The pound is a unit of currency in some nations. The term originated in England as the value of a pound of silver The word pound is the ...
• Currency union: A currency union (also known as monetary union) is where two or more states share the same currency , though without there necessarily ...
• Local currency: See Emissions Reduction Currency System for community based initiatives aimed at emission reduction. date March 2009 a local currency, in its ...
• Currency sign: A currency sign is a graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency 's name. codes are used instead of currency signs, though currency ...