currency
/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.37 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."
- "Money managers who play down currencies tend to argue that outguessing foreign exchange markets in the short term is perilous, and that, over the long haul, shifts in currency values tend to offset one another."
- "Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg."
- "Two years on, and while the Sultan of Slowjamastan has instigated more than a few bizarre laws (he’s outlawed the wearing of Crocs, for example), the Republic also has all the trappings of a fledgling nation-state. It issues its own passports, flies its own flag, prints its own currency (“the duble”), and has a national anthem that’s played on state occasions."
- "The jargon’s currency."
- "Fear of punishment has no currency with me as long as I remain convinced of the larger value of what I have done."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin currēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin currentiabor. English currency Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia. By surface analysis, current + -cy.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/
- British English: /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/