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Synonyms and antonyms of Currency and currencies in American Thesaurus

Currency and currencies

a run on something ()

a situation in which a lot of people sell a particular currency (=dollars, pounds, yen, etc.) with the result that its value falls

base currency (noun)

a currency that a business uses in its accounts and for buying and selling

basket (noun)

economics a group of currencies (=different types of money used in different countries) used for comparing the value of another currency

bureau de change (noun)

a place where you can buy or sell foreign money

change (verb)

to exchange money from one country for money with the same value from another country

common currency (noun)

a money system used in more than one state or country

convertible (adjective)

a convertible currency is the money from one country that can be exchanged for the money of another country

currency (noun)

the system of money used in a particular country

currency (noun)

money that is used in a particular country

decimalise ()

a British spelling of decimalize

decimalize (verb)

to change a system of money or measurements to one based on the number ten

denominate (verb)

to say what units of money are used

devaluation (noun)

an official reduction in the value of a country’s money

devalue (verb)

economics to officially reduce the value of a country’s money

the dollar (noun)

used for talking about the value of U.S. money, especially in comparison with that of other countries

dollarization (noun)

the use of the dollar by a country as its currency

dollarization (noun)

the system of linking the value of a country’s currency to the value of the dollar

exchange (noun)

the act of changing the money of one country to the money of another country

exchange (verb)

to change money from the money of one country to the money of another country

exchange rate (noun)

the value of the money of one country when you change it into the money of another country

float (verb)

economics if a government floats its currency, its value is allowed to change in relation to other currencies

foreign exchange (noun)

a system or institution for changing the money of one country for the money of another country

foreign exchange (noun)

the money that a country obtains through this system

futures (noun)

business contracts to buy or sell shares, goods, or currency at an agreed price to be delivered at a time in the future

FX (abbreviation)

foreign exchange

GBP (abbreviation)

pounds sterling

hard currency (noun)

money from a country with a strong economy that can be used for buying things in other countries

high (adjective)

used for describing a country’s money when it is more valuable than the money of other countries

legal tender (noun)

the money that is officially used in a country

monetary (adjective)

relating to a country’s money and to the systems that a country uses for controlling its money supply

Monopoly money (noun)

informal money that is treated as if it has little or no value

purchasing power (noun)

formal the value of a particular unit of money, measured by how much it can buy

repatriate (verb)

to send money that you earn in a foreign country back to your own country

reserve currency (noun)

a currency that is considered strong and reliable and is used a lot in international trade. National banks keep large stores of reserve currencies, which include the U.S. dollar, the British pound, and the Japanese yen.

revalue (verb)

to increase the official value of a nation’s money

single currency (noun)

a system of money shared by several countries

strength (noun)

the value of one country’s money compared to the money of other countries

strengthen (verb)

to increase the value of the money of a country

USD (abbreviation)

US dollars

weak (adjective)

economics a weak economy or currency is one that does not have as much value as a strong one