currency

English Thesaurus

1. general acceptance or use (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	prevalence,
definition	:	the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread (noun.attribute)

2. the property of belonging to the present time (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	nowness, presentness,
definition	:	the quality of being the present (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, modernism, modernity, modernness,
definition	:	the quality of being current or of the present (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	current,
definition	:	occurring in or belonging to the present time (adj.all)

attribute	:	noncurrent,
definition	:	not current or belonging to the present time (adj.all)

3. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	medium of exchange, monetary system,
definition	:	anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	money,
definition	:	the official currency issued by a government or national bank (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	eurocurrency,
definition	:	currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	cash, hard cash, hard currency,
definition	:	money in the form of bills or coins (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	hard currency,
definition	:	a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	folding money, paper currency, paper money,
definition	:	currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	coinage, metal money, mintage, specie,
definition	:	coins collectively (noun.possession)

4. the property of belonging to the present time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	current,
definition	:	occurring in or belonging to the present time (adj.all)

derivation	:	up-to-date,
definition	:	reflecting the latest information or changes (adj.all)

derivation	:	cutting-edge, up-to-date, with-it,
definition	:	in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style (adj.all)

derivation	:	current,
definition	:	occurring in or belonging to the present time (adj.all)

derivation	:	up-to-date,
definition	:	reflecting the latest information or changes (adj.all)

derivation	:	cutting-edge, up-to-date, with-it,
definition	:	in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style (adj.all)