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Instalment vs Currency - What's the difference?

instalment | currency |

As nouns the difference between instalment and currency

is that instalment is (british|canadian) while currency is money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

instalment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, Canadian)
    • * (English Citations of "instalment")

    Usage notes

    * Both spellings common in Commonwealth countries outside the UK. * US prefers installment.

    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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