Synonyms for currency
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Currentness
currentness rare, up-to-dateness rare
Other
circulating medium, run, vogue, publicity, topicality, prevalence
Definitions
- n. 1
Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
- n. 2
Paper money.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- currencies → up-to-datenesses, moneys, coins, cashes…
Example sentences
- cash Tom was carrying a lot of cash when he got mugged.
- coin The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| currency | steady | |
| cash | steady | |
| coin | steady | |
| topicality | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1
- 4 letters
- cash1, coin1, pelf
- 5 letters
- money2, vogue1
- 6 letters
- wampum2
- 9 letters
- publicity4
- 10 letters
- prevalence3, topicality
- 11 letters
- currentness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (money2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- numéraire