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common currencies

common currencies is the plural of common currency.

Meaning of common currency

Noun

common currency (countable and uncountable, plural common currencies)

  1. (literally) A currency that is common to several countries.
  2. A standard of measurement that can be used for comparing disparate things.
    • Based on these factors, scientists can calculate their global warming potential, which makes it possible to have a "common currency" for greenhouse gasses, translating any given gas into its equivalent in carbon dioxide.2017, Paul Hawkin, Drawdown: The most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming, page xiv
  3. (figuratively) Common practice; a widespread idea, a commonplace habit.
    • In global climate-speak, terms like 'scenario', 'impact', 'vulnerability', 'irreversible', 'mitigation', 'adaptation' and 'adaptive capacity' have become common currency, verbal coins sometimes so worn that they almost lose meaning, even though they carry sinister messages about the future of...2011, V. Berridge, M. Gorsky, Environment, Health and History, page 264

Questions about common currencies

What is common currencies the plural of?
Common currencies is the plural of common currency.

Words near common currencies in the dictionary

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  10. common dandelion
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