common currency
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A standard of measurement that can be used for comparing disparate things.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Based on these factors, scientists can calculate their global warming potential, which makes it possible to have a "common currency" for greenhouse gasses, translating any given gas into its equivalent in carbon dioxide."
- "In global climate-speak, terms like 'scenario', 'impact', 'vulnerability', 'irreversible', 'mitigation', 'adaptation' and 'adaptive capacity' have become common currency, verbal coins sometimes so worn that they almost lose meaning, even though they carry sinister messages about the future of humanity."