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Currentness vs Currency - What's the difference?

currentness | currency |

In obsolete terms the difference between currentness and currency

is that currentness is easiness of pronunciation; fluency while currency is current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.

As nouns the difference between currentness and currency

is that currentness is the state or quality of being current while currency is money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

currentness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being current.
  • *, II.17:
  • *:Other vertues have had little or no currantnesse at all in this age: But valour is become popular by reason of our civill warres.
  • (obsolete) Easiness of pronunciation; fluency.
  • *Camden
  • *:When currentness [combineth] with staidness, how can the languagesound other than most full of sweetness?

    • currency

    English

    (wikipedia currency)

    Noun

  • Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
    • Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
  • Paper money.
  • * 1943 , (William Saroyan), , chapter 3,
    • Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.
  • The state of being current; general acceptance or recognition.
    • The jargon’s currency .
  • (obsolete) fluency; readiness of utterance
  • (obsolete) Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.
    • He takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency , and not after intrinsic value. — Francis Bacon.
    The bare name of Englishman too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful. — W. Irving.

    Derived terms

    * (economics) fiat currency, closed currency, metacurrency

    See also

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