English-Thai Dictionary

currency

N การ หมุนเวียน  circulation kan-mun-wian

 

currency

N การ แพร่หลาย  การ ใช้ กัน ทั่วไป  general use prevalence kan-prae-lai

 

currency

N ช่วงเวลา ที่ แพร่หลาย  chuang-we-la-ti-prae-lai

 

currency

N เงินตรา  money ngen-tra

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURRENCY

n.[See Current. ] 1. Literally, flowing, running or passing; a continued or uninterrupted course, like that of a stream; as the currency of time.
2. A continued course in public opinion, belief or reception; a passing from person to person, or from age to age; a, a report has had a long or general currency.
3. A continual passing from hand to hand, as coin or bills of credit; circulation; as the currency of cents, or of English crowns; the currency of bank bills or treasury notes.
4. Fluency; readiness of utterance; but in this sense we generally use fluency.
5. General estimation; the rate at which any thing is generally valued.
He takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value.
6. That which is current or in circulation, as a medium of trade. The word may be applied to coins, or to bills issued by authority. It is often applied to bank notes, and to notes issued by government.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CURRENCY

Cur "ren *cy (kr "rn-c ), n.; pl. Currencies (-s. Etym: [Cf. LL. currentia a current, fr. L. currens, p. pr. of currere to run. See Current. ]

 

1. A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a sream; as, the currency of time. [Obs. ] Ayliffe.

 

2. The state or quality of being current; general acceptance or reception; a passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or general currency; the currency of bank notes.

 

3. That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as having or representing value; as, the currency of a country; a specie currency; esp. , government or bank notes circulating as a substitute for metallic money.

 

4. Fluency; readiness of utterance. [Obs. ]

 

5. Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued. He. .. takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value. Bacon. The bare name of Englishman. .. too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful. W. Irving.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

currency

cur ren cy |ˈkərənsē, ˈkə -rənsē ˈkərənsi | ▶noun ( pl. currencies ) 1 a system of money in general use in a particular country: the dollar was a strong currency | travelers checks in foreign currency | figurative : he was rich in the currency of love. 2 the fact or quality of being generally accepted or in use: the term gained currency during the second half of the 20th century. • the time during which something is in use or operation: no claim had been made during the currency of the policy.

 

Oxford Dictionary

currency

cur |rency |ˈkʌr (ə )nsi | ▶noun ( pl. currencies ) 1 a system of money in general use in a particular country: the dollar was a strong currency | [ mass noun ] : travellers cheques in foreign currency. 2 [ mass noun ] the fact or quality of being generally accepted or in use: the term gained wider currency after the turn of the century. • the time during which something is in use or operation: no claim had been made during the currency of the policy.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

currency

currency noun 1 foreign currency: money, legal tender, cash, banknotes, bills, notes, coins, coinage, specie. 2 a term that has gained new currency: prevalence, circulation, exposure; acceptance, popularity.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

currency

currency noun 1 foreign currency: money, legal tender, medium of exchange, cash, banknotes, notes, paper money, coins, coinage; N. Amer. bills; formal specie. See also money. 2 since the war, the term has gained new currency: prevalence, circulation, dissemination, publicity, exposure; acceptance, popularity, fashionableness, voguishness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

currency

cur ren cy /kə́ːr (ə )nsi |kʌ́r -/〖「流れること 」＞「紙幣 (の流通 )」〗名詞 複 -cies 1 C U 通貨 , 貨幣 ▸ foreign currencies 外貨 ▸ a single currency 統一通貨 ▸ pay in local currency 現地通貨で支払う 2 U ｟かたく ｠(習慣 考え 言葉などの )流布 , 普及 ; 流通 , 通用 ; 受容 ; 通用 [施行 ]期間 ▸ become common currency 一般に通用する ▸ gain currency 普及する