currency
ਮੁਦਰਾ
definition
noun
the dollar was a strong currency
a system of money in general use in a particular country.
the term gained currency during the second half of the 20th century
the fact or quality of being generally accepted or in use.
example
The words and concepts which gain or lose 'currency' in the media reflect the change.
Use of gold and silver as 'currency' is, however, now a thing of the past.
It was only after the establishment of British rule that the word India gained 'currency' .
Should Britain abandon the pound and join the European single 'currency' ?
I agree that we should hope these talking points really gain 'currency' .
Unsurprisingly, he was attacked vehemently by the church before his ideas gained common 'currency' and became the new orthodoxy.
'currency' control
The storage administrator will also need to manage the number and 'currency' of snapshots.
Mobiles were as good as 'currency' these days so no one was going to see one and just leave it lying around.
The meeting will also discuss growing calls for a common Asian 'currency' .
Yet whatever 'currency' such views have gained, it is doubtful if he himself would have recognized them.
Many of these inkhorn coinages were used only once and gained no 'currency' at all among other writers.
For a long time the U.S. dollar was unchallenged as the world's reserve 'currency' .
that theory gained 'currency'
The government pegged its 'currency' to the U.S. dollar starting in 1991.
travelers checks in foreign 'currency'
I realised it would increase my 'currency' if I didn't do any interviews.
However, as Outsider Art began to gain 'currency' in the United Sates, the definition started to blur.
No doubt that theory is also gaining 'currency' amongst the usual apologists.
In our day the false 'currency' of meaningless words has been made to circulate in quantity.
A brief story about its use appeared last November but didn't gain wider 'currency' .
Why has this term become common 'currency' amongst students of international politics?
The term was also used as a verb and, in the days of its 'currency' , a petardier was the individual charged with the explosion of the petard.
This was a new phrase, gaining 'currency' , used by people incapable of understanding their own troubles.
In some, ideas of wider participation gained 'currency' and even implementation.
The perception that he is a stranger to the truth has gained universal 'currency' - on very good grounds.
We live in an age where celebrity is 'currency' , star capital that can be parlayed into money.
travellers cheques in foreign 'currency'
the term gained 'currency' during the second half of the 20th century
Tourism also has fueled the black market, where drugs are sold and foreign 'currency' is exchanged.
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