n.; pl. Currencies [ Cf. LL. currentia a current, fr. L. currens, p. pr. of currere to run. See Current. ] 1. A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a stream; as, the currency of time. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state or quality of being current; general acceptance or reception; a passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or general currency; the currency of bank notes. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as having or representing value; as, the currency of a country; a specie currency; esp., government or bank notes circulating as a substitute for metallic money. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Fluency; readiness of utterance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
5. Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued. [ 1913 Webster ]
He . . . takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The bare name of Englishman . . . too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]