currency

Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.countableuncountable

• Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.

Paper money.countableuncountable

• Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.

The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use.countableuncountable

• The jargon’s currency.

Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued.countableobsoleteuncountable

• He […] takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value.
• The bare name of Englishman […] too often gave a transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful.

Fluency; readiness of utterance.countableobsoleteuncountable