cur‧ren‧cy W2 AC / kʌrənsi $ kɜr- / 名词 ( 复数形式 currencies )
1 [可数和不可数名词] the system or type of money that a country uses :
The bank can supply you with foreign currency .
There are moves towards a single currency in Europe.
The local currency is the Swiss franc. → hard currency
2 [不可数名词] the state of being accepted or used by a lot of people :
The argument has received wide currency .
Marxism began to gain currency .
The idea was common currency in European political life.
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + currency
foreign currency (= the type of money that other countries use ) You can buy foreign currency at the post office.
the local/national currency (= the type of money that a particular country uses ) The local currency of Zambia is the ‘kwacha’.
a single currency (= one currency for the countries in Europe ) Britain does not use the single currency.
a hard/strong currency (= currency from a country with a strong economy ) They accept American dollars and other hard currencies.
weak (= from a country with a weak economy ) The fund was set up to support weak currencies.
stable (= not likely to rise or fall suddenly ) The government want to maintain a stable currency.
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change/convert currency (= change money from one currency to another ) There’s usually a charge for converting currencies.
devalue the currency (= reduce the value of a country’s money in relation to other currencies ) The Finance Minister was forced to devalue the currency.
a currency rises/falls (= it goes up or down in relation to other currencies ) The currency fell from 144 to the dollar twelve months ago to 812.
currency + NOUN
currency exchange (= the process of changing from one country’s currency to another ) Banks make good profits on currency exchange.
the currency markets (= the financial markets where currencies are bought and sold ) the dollar’s recent rise on the currency markets
currency movements/fluctuations (= changes in the values of currencies ) Global trends such as oil prices influence currency movements.
THESAURUS
money what you use to buy things, in the form of notes or coins : He spent all his money on computer equipment.
cash money in the form of coins and notes : I didn’t have any cash with me.
currency the money used in a particular country : The dollar gained in value against other currencies. | a single European currency
change money in the form of coins of low value : Do you have any small change? | a pocketful of loose change
note British English , bill American English a piece of paper money : a £20 note | a $5 bill
coin a flat round piece of metal used as money : She put some coins in the parking meter. | He took a coin out of his pocket.
a ten-pence/50-cent etc piece a coin worth a particular amount