noun
1 money used in a particular country
ADJECTIVE
▪ domestic
▪ foreign
▪
They prefer to be paid in foreign currencies.
▪ common , global , international
▪
US dollars are considered common ~ in international transactions.
▪ local
▪
You can convert sterling into the local ~.
▪ national
▪ European , Japanese , etc.
▪ single
▪
the single European ~
▪ major
▪ stable , strong
▪
A stable ~ means that your savings do not diminish in value
▪ weak
▪ hard
▪ paper
▪ official
▪ convertible
▪ reserve
VERB + CURRENCY
▪ change , convert sth into , convert sth to , exchange
▪ buy , sell
▪ issue
▪ use
▪ devalue
▪ revalue
▪ support
▪
The fund supports weak currencies.
▪ peg , tie
▪
Argentina's ~ was pegged to the dollar.
▪ float
CURRENCY + VERB
▪ rise
▪ depreciate , 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/unfavorable ~ translations.
▪ markets
▪
They make money by speculating on the ~ markets.
▪ deal , dealing , speculation , trade , trading
▪ dealer , speculator , trader
▪ crisis
▪ fluctuation , movements
▪ devaluation
▪ system
▪ reform
▪ reserves
▪ board
PREPOSITION
▪ in … ~
▪
She had $500 in foreign ~.
2 being believed/accepted/used by many people
ADJECTIVE
▪ common , general , wide , widespread
▪ new
▪ cultural , political , social
VERB + CURRENCY
▪ enjoy , have
▪
This belief has general ~.
▪ gain
▪
How did the idea gain ~?
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NOTE: Currencies
▪ change sth into/to … , 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.
▪ a 20-pound, 50-euro, etc. note ( BrE ), a 20-dollar, 50-euro, etc. bill ( AmE ), a 50-cent, one-pound, etc. coin
▪
a dollar bill
▪
a pound coin
▪ for a …
▪
How many dinars will I get for a dollar?
▪ in (the) …
▪
The contract is denominated in euros.
▪
How much is that in US dollars?
▪
a tax of 30p in the pound
▪ … for …
▪
The company promises to match any money the charity makes dollar for dollar.
▪ … worth of sth
▪
a million pounds' worth of books
▪ a high … , a rising … , a strong …
▪
Business should benefit from a stronger euro.
▪ a falling … , a low … , a weak …
▪
The yen gained 10 points against a weak dollar.
▪ … is overvalued
▪
Research suggests that the pound is overvalued.
▪ float …
▪
The UK floated sterling in June 1972.
▪ devalue …
▪
The Fiji dollar may have to be devalued.
▪ defend … , prop up … , protect … , shore up … , support …
▪
Will the central bank intervene to prop up the euro?
▪ … is worth sth
▪
One Saudi Arabian riyal is worth approximately 0.27 US dollars.
▪ … strengthens
▪
The peso strengthened on the foreign exchanges.
▪ … comes under pressure
▪
The pound came under pressure against the dollar.
▪ … closes, opens
▪
The pound closed yesterday at 1.9830 dollars.
▪ … is fixed to, … is 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.
▪ … 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 of the … , devaluation of the … , 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 selling of the currency ).
▪ the value of the …
▪
a rise in the value of the euro