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paper money vs currency

currency vs paper money

paper money and currency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paper money Yes No No No
currency Yes No No No
As nouns, currency is a hypernym of paper money; that is, currency is a word with a broader meaning than paper money:
  • paper money: 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 money (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 money and currency

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