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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Current \Cur"rent\ (k?r"rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant,
corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run,
from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. Course,
Concur, Courant, Coranto.]
1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]
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Like the current fire, that renneth
Upon a cord. --Gower.
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To chase a creature that was current then
In these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.
--Tennyson.
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2. Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
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3. Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand;
circulating through the community; generally received;
common; as, a current coin; a current report; current
history.
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That there was current money in Abraham's time is
past doubt. --Arbuthnot.
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Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.
--Shak.
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His current value, which is less or more as men have
occasion for him. --Grew.
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4. Commonly estimated or acknowledged.
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5. Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic;
passable.
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O Buckingham, now do I play the touch
To try if thou be current gold indeed. --Shak.
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Account current. See under Account.
Current money, lawful money. --Abbott.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Current \Cur"rent\ (k?r"rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant,
corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run,
from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. Course,
Concur, Courant, Coranto.]
1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]
Like the current fire, that renneth Upon a cord.
--Gower.
To chase a creature that was current then In these
wild woods, the hart with golden horns. --Tennyson.
2. Now passing, as time; as, the current month.
3. Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand;
circulating through the community; generally received;
common; as, a current coin; a current report; current
history.
That there was current money in Abraham's time is
past doubt. --Arbuthnot.
Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.
--Shak.
His current value, which is less or more as men have
occasion for him. --Grew.
4. Commonly estimated or acknowledged.
5. Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic;
passable.
O Buckingham, now do I play the touch To try if thou
be current gold indeed. --Shak.
Account current. See under Account.
Current money, lawful money. --Abbott.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
current money
n.
(synonym of en lawful money)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
current money
n.
(synonym of en lawful money)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
current money
n.
(synonym of en lawful money)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
current money
n.
(synonym of en lawful money)
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
current money /kˈʌɹənt mˈʌni/
1. valutapénz
2. forgalomban levô pénz
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