currency

Währung

Das Geld, das in einem bestimmten Land verwendet wird.

In einfachem Englisch: The money used in a particular country.

• What currency do they use there?
• We exchanged our money for local currency.
• The bank deals in several foreign currencies.

Synonyme: money

Häufige Wendungen: foreign currency, local currency, currency exchange

Zahlungsmittel, Währung

Geld oder andere Dinge, die beim Kauf oder Tausch von Waren als Bezahlung akzeptiert werden.

In einfachem Englisch: Money or other things people accept as payment when buying or exchanging goods.

• They used shells as currency.
• Cigarettes became a form of currency in the camp.
• Some shops accept digital currencies as payment.

Synonyme: money, means of payment

Häufige Wendungen: used as currency, a currency substitute, digital currency

Verbreitung, Anerkennung

Der Zustand, dass eine Idee oder Praxis weithin akzeptiert, geglaubt oder verwendet wird.

In einfachem Englisch: The state of being widely accepted, believed, or used.

• The idea soon gained currency.
• That phrase has wide currency among teenagers.
• The rumor lost currency when the facts became known.

So benutzt man es: gain currency among someone (The theory gained currency among young researchers.); give currency to something (The report gave currency to an old rumor.)

Synonyme: acceptance, recognition

Häufige Wendungen: gain currency, wide currency, give currency to

Aktualität

Die Eigenschaft, neueste Informationen zu enthalten oder heute noch relevant zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: The quality of including the latest information or still being relevant now.

• Check the currency of the information.
• Recent references help show the report's currency.
• We review these records regularly to maintain their currency.

Synonyme: timeliness, up-to-dateness

Gegenteile: outdatedness

Häufige Wendungen: currency of information, check the currency, accuracy and currency