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currency sign

currency sign noun: any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money.

currency sign: any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of...
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Noun

currency sign (plural currency signs)

  1. Any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money.
    Synonyms:
    currency symbol
  2. (text encoding) A specific graphic symbol (¤) which replaced the dollar sign ($) in some international text encoding systems, starting with ISO 646.

Synonyms of currency sign

Forms of currency sign

pluralcurrency signs

Questions about currency sign

What does currency sign mean?
Currency sign means any graphic symbol used as a shorthand for a currency's name, especially in reference to amounts of money.
What part of speech is currency sign?
Currency sign is a noun.
What is the plural of currency sign?
The plural of currency sign is currency signs.

Words near currency sign in the dictionary

  1. currency lass
  2. currency lasses
  3. currency overlay
  4. currency risk
  5. currency risks
  6. currency sign
  7. currency signs
  8. currency strap
  9. currency straps
  10. currency symbol
  11. currency symbols

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