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currency vs paper currency

paper currency vs currency

currency and paper currency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
currency Yes No No No
paper currency Yes No No No
As nouns, paper currency is a hyponym of currency; that is, paper currency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than currency:
  • currency: the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
  • paper currency: currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
currency (noun) paper currency (noun)
the property of belonging to the present time currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie
general acceptance or use
the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
Difference between currency and paper currency

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