This is a list of alternative names for currency. A

currency A currency, "in circulation", from la, currens, -entis, literally meaning "running" or "traversing" 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 def ...

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 as ...

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. The origin of "mediums of exchange" in human societies is ass ...

, especially circulating

banknote A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable instrument, negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes w ...

s and

coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic 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 t ...

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)

* 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 (sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of Australia, including its external territories: Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island. It is officially used as currency by three independent Pacific Island s ...

* Bank * Benjamins * Benjie – a name for a

USD The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...

$100 bill that was sometimes tucked away by touring

deadhead A Deadhead or Dead Head is a fan of the American rock band the Grateful Dead. In the 1970s, a number of fans began travelling to see the band in as many shows or festival venues as they could. With large numbers of people thus attending strings o ...

s 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 The loonie (french: huard), formally the Canadian one-dollar coin, is a gold-coloured Canadian coin that was introduced in 1987 and is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint at its facility in Winnipeg. The most prevalent versions of the coin sh ...

– refers to the Canadian dollar, because the Canadian dollar coin has an image of the common

loon Loons (North American English) or divers (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 Gaviidae and order Gavi ...

on its reverse side * Loot * Moolah * P - money,

pennies A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is t ...

* Quid -

Pound sterling Sterling (abbreviation: stg; Other spelling styles, such as STG and Stg, are also seen. ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and t ...

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

coins A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic 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 ...

* 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 The toonie (also spelled twonie or twoonie), formally the Canadian two-dollar coin (, nicknamed or ), was introduced on February 19, 1996, by Minister of Public Works Diane Marleau. , it possesses the highest monetary value of any circulating ...

– Canadian two dollar coin *

Two bits ''Two Bits'' is a 1995 American drama film directed by James Foley and starring Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Jerry Barone. It was written by Joseph Stefano, who considered the film a personal project, with a semi-biographical stor ...

* Wad * Wonga - British slang “Wonga”
''Oxford Dictionary'', accessed 22 October 2017. * Conto - Brazilian Real * Pau - Brazilian Real * Pila - Brazilian Real

References

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Alternative names for currency

English Currency (Cockney Rhyming Slang)

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