currency
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noun
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currency /'kʌrənsi/
Concise Dictionary- danh từ
- sự lưu hành; thời gian lưu hành ((thường) nói về tiền tệ)
- tiền, tiền tệ
- foreign currency: tiền nước ngoài, ngoại tệ
- paper currency: tiền giấy
- (nghĩa bóng) sự phổ biến, sự thịnh hành
- to gain currency: trở thành phổ biến
currencies'kʌrənsɪ
noun
+the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
+general acceptance or use
+a current state of general acceptance and use
+the property of belonging to the present time
Advanced English Dictionarynoun
+the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
+general acceptance or use
+a current state of general acceptance and use
+the property of belonging to the present time
+ noun (plural currencies)
1 [C, U] the system of money that a country uses: trading in foreign currencies + a single European currency + You'll need some cash in local currency but you can also use your credit card.
See also -HARD CURRENCY
2 [U] the fact that sth is used or accepted by a lot of people: The term 'post-industrial' now has wide currency. + The qualification has gained currency all over the world.
Collocation Dictionary1 [C, U] the system of money that a country uses: trading in foreign currencies + a single European currency + You'll need some cash in local currency but you can also use your credit card.
See also -
2 [U] the fact that sth is used or accepted by a lot of people: The term 'post-industrial' now has wide currency. + The qualification has gained currency all over the world.
noun
1 money used in a particular country
ADJ.
domestic | foreign
They prefer to be paid in foreign currencies.
| common, international
US dollars are considered common currency in international transactions.
| local
You can convert sterling into the local currency.
| national | European, Japanese, etc. | single
the single European currency
| major | stable, strong
A stable currency means that your savings do not diminish in value
| weak | hard | convertible
VERB + CURRENCY
change, convert sth into/to, exchange | buy, sell | devalue | support
The fund supports weak currencies.
| raise
The country needs to raise enough hard currency to pay for its oil imports.
CURRENCY + VERB
rise | fall | float, fluctuate
For four months all major currencies floated. The system allows currencies to fluctuate within certain limits.
CURRENCY + NOUN
conversion, exchange, translation
The disappointing profits are due to unfavourable currency translations.
| markets
They make money by speculating on the currency markets.
| deal, dealing, speculation, trade, trading | dealer, speculator, trader | crisis | fluctuation, movements | devaluation | system | reform | reserves
PREP.
in … ~
She had £50 in foreign currency.
2 being believed/accepted/used by many people
ADJ.
general, wide, widespread
VERB + CURRENCY
enjoy, have
This belief has general currency.
| gain
How did the idea gain currency?
More information about CURRENCIES
CURRENCIES:
unit of money in a country change/convert sth into/to ~
I want to change 100 dollars into euros.
buy, sell ~
The bank will sell you one Russian rouble for 4.14 Japanese yen.
Many of the collocates of MONEY (for example make, spend) can also be used with currencies:The country spends millions of dollars on overseas aid every year.
50-, 100-, etc. ~ coin/note
a pound coin
50-, 100-, etc. dollar bill for a ~
How many dinars will I get for a dollar?
in (the) ~
The contract is denominated in euros. a tax of 30p in the pound
~ for ~
The company promises to match any money the charity makes dollar for dollar.
~'s worth of sth
a million pound's worth of books
value of a currency compared with others high, rising, strong ~
Business should benefit from a stronger euro.
falling, low, weak ~
The yen gained 10 points against a weak dollar.
over-valued ~
Research suggests that the pound is over-valued.
float ~
The UK floated sterling in June 1972.
devalue ~
The Fiji dollar may have to be devalued.
defend, prop up, protect, shore up, support ~
She dismissed suggestions that the central bank would intervene to prop up the euro.
~ be worth sth
One Saudi Arabian riyal is worth approximately 0.27 US dollars.
~ strengthen
The peso strengthened on the foreign exchanges.
~ come under pressure
The pound came under pressure against the dollar.
~ close, open
The pound closed yesterday at 1.4130 dollars.
~ be fixed/pegged to
Many emerging countries have their currencies pegged to the dollar.
~ value
The dollar value of the stock rose to $11.5 billion.
~ terms
The rise in government spending was equivalent to only 9% in dollar terms.
~ exchange rate
All prices are based on the South African rand exchange rate.
~ traveller's cheques
sterling traveller's cheques
~ equivalent
She was paid the dollar equivalent of £10 000.
against the ~
The yen has strengthened against the pound.
to the ~
How many dollars are there to the pound?
depreciation/devaluation/reflation of the ~
the devaluation of the peso in 1994
a run on the ~
The government increased interest rates to avoid a run on the rouble
(= sudden large buying of the currency).
the value of the ~
a rise in the value of the euro
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