This is a list of alternative names for currency. A

currency A currency is a standardization of money in any form, in use or circulation as a medium of exchange, for example banknotes and coins. A more general definition is that a currency is a ''system of money'' in common use within a specific envi ...

refers to

money Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are: m ...

in any form when in actual use or circulation as a

medium of exchange In economics, a medium of exchange is any item that is widely acceptable in exchange for goods and services. In modern economies, the most commonly used medium of exchange is currency. Most forms of money are categorised as mediums of exchange, i ...

, especially circulating

banknote A banknote or bank notealso called a bill (North American English) or simply a noteis a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commerc ...

s and

coin A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by ...

s. A more general definition is that a currency is a ''system of money'' (monetary units) in common use, especially in a nation.

Alternative names for currency

English Currency (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

Source: * Generic Term: "bread" from "Bread & Honey" for "Money" * £5: "Lady Godiva" or "fiver" * £10: "cockle" from "Cock & Hen" or "tenner" * £1000: "bag" from "Bag of Sand" for "grand"

Other

* Aussie –

Australian dollar The Australian dollar (currency sign, sign: $; ISO 4217, code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar, dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official ...

* Bank * Benjamins * Benjie – a name for a

USD The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it int ...

$100 bill that was sometimes tucked away by touring deadheads for emergency use * Bills * Bones * Bread * Buck/bucks * C-note - slang for $100 bill (for the Roman numeral C, meaning 100) * Cabbage * Cheddar * Clams * Coin * Cream *Chips * Dead presidents * Dosh *Dough * Fiver – £5 note, USD $5 bill * Grand – £1,000, USD $1,000 * Greenbacks *Green Stuff * Gs – Increments of USD $1,000 * Jackson – USD $20 bill * Kiwi – slang term for the currency of New Zealand * Large – £1,000, USD $1,000 * Lettuce * Loonie – refers to the Canadian dollar, because the Canadian dollar coin has an image of the common

loon Loons (North American English) or divers (British English, British / Irish English) are a group of aquatic birds found in much of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus ''Gavia'', family (biolog ...

on its reverse side * Loot * Moolah * P – money, pennies * Perak –

Indonesian rupiah The rupiah (Currency symbol, symbol: Rp; ISO 4217, currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia, issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, (). Sometimes, Indonesians also inform ...

for coin, derivative from

silver Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...

. * Quid –

Pound sterling Sterling (symbol: £; currency code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound is the main unit of sterling, and the word '' pound'' is also used to refer to the British currency general ...

* Racks – large sums of money, 10 of these make one ''stack'' * Rocks –

coins A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by ...

* Sawbuck * Scratch * Singles * Smackers * Soft money – a colloquial term for paper currency in the United States * Spot – such as "five spot", "ten spot", etc. * Stacks - large sums of money, 10 ''racks'' * Tenner – £10 note, USD $10 bill * Toonie – Canadian two dollar coin * Two bits * Wad * Wonga – British slang “Wonga”
''Oxford Dictionary'', accessed 22 October 2017. * Conto – Brazilian Real * Pau – Brazilian Real * Pila – Brazilian Real

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Alternative names for currency

English Currency (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

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