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Currency1. The money used by a country; e.g., the national currency of Japan is the yen. 2. The physical embodiment of money, in the forms of paper bills or notes, and metal coins.CurrencyMoney.CurrencyCash, cheques etc. which circulate in an economy as an accepted means of exchange.Similar MatchesEurocurrencyEurocurrencyA currency which is deposited in banks outside its country of origin. For example the eurodollar, eurodeutschmark and eurosterling. Optimal currency areaOptimal currency areaThe optimal grouping of regions or countries within which exchange rates should be held fixed. First defined (as "optimum currency areas") by Mundell (1961). Currency futures contractCurrency futures contractContract specifying a standard volume of a particular currency to be exchanged on a specific settlement date. Currency in circulationCurrency in circulationThe amount of a country's currency that is in the hands of the public (households, firms, banks, etc), as opposed to sitting in the vaults of the central bank. Currency blocCurrency bloc1. A group of countries that share a common currency; a currency area. 2. A group of countries that peg their different national currencies to a single currency. Further Suggestionscurrency loanConvertible currency Currency diversification Foreign currency translation Asian Currency Units (ACU) Vehicle currency European Currency Unit (ECU) Common currency Currency swings Currency Exchange Risk Blocked currency Currency no longer issued Currency union Reporting currency Under-valued currency Eurocurrency deposit Eurocurrency Currency swap Currency devaluation Currency option Foreign currency futures contract Canonical model of currency crises Currency Board Eurocurrency market Currency future |
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