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paper currency vs currency

currency vs paper currency

paper currency and currency both are nouns.

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

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