currency
/ˈkʌrənsɪ/noun
(pl.-ies)
1
- a system of money in general use in a particular country通货, 货币：
the dollar was a strong currency
美元曾经是一种坚挺的货币
mass noun traveller's cheques in foreign currency外币旅行支票
figurative 〈喻〉reason and persuasion will become the currency of party policy-making.
理性和说服将成为政党决策的通用手段。
2
- mass noun the fact or quality of being generally accepted or in use通用; 流通; 通行; 流行：
since the Gulf war, the term has gained new currency.
海湾战争以来该术语又流行了起来。
2.1
- the time during which something is in use or operation流通（或流行）时间：
no claim had been made during the currency of the policy.
该政策执行期间没有人提出索赔。