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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCurrency
/ˈkʌrənsi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A system of money in general use in a particular country.
"The country adopted the euro as its official currency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 17th century (in the sense 'condition of being current or in circulation'): from current + -cy.
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monnaie
Transliteration: monnaie
"Le pays a adopté l'euro comme monnaie officielle."
Währung
Transliteration: Waehrung
"Das Land hat den Euro als offizielle Währung eingeführt."
valuta
Transliteration: valuta
"Il paese ha adottato l'euro come valuta ufficiale."
moneda
Transliteration: moneda
"El país adoptó el euro como su moneda oficial."
moeda
Transliteration: moeda
"O país adotou o euro como sua moeda oficial."
मुद्रा
Transliteration: mudra
"देश ने यूरो को अपनी आधिकारिक मुद्रा के रूप में अपनाया।"
货币
Transliteration: huòbì
"该国采用欧元作为官方货币。"
통화
Transliteration: tonghwa
"그 도시는 유로를 공식 통화로 채택했습니다."
通貨
Transliteration: tsūka
"その国はユーロを公式通貨として採用した。"
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