currency

moneda, divisa

Tipo de dinero que se utiliza en un país determinado.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: money

Expresiones frecuentes: foreign currency, local currency, currency exchange

moneda, medio de pago

Dinero u otras cosas que se aceptan como pago al comprar o intercambiar bienes.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: money, means of payment

Expresiones frecuentes: used as currency, a currency substitute, digital currency

aceptación, difusión

Situación en que una idea o práctica se acepta, se cree o se usa ampliamente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: gain currency among someone (The theory gained currency among young researchers.); give currency to something (The report gave currency to an old rumor.)

Sinónimos: acceptance, recognition

Expresiones frecuentes: gain currency, wide currency, give currency to

actualidad, vigencia

Cualidad de incluir información reciente o seguir siendo pertinente en el presente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: timeliness, up-to-dateness

Antónimos: outdatedness

Expresiones frecuentes: currency of information, check the currency, accuracy and currency