gain currency
1gain currency — ► to become more commonly known or accepted: »Two ideas for constructing a tax reduction have been gaining currency in internal debates. Main Entry: ↑gain …
2gain — A profit on a securities transaction recognized by selling a security for more than the security originally cost. The gain is the difference between the cost and the sale. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. gain gain 1 [geɪn] …
3currency — noun 1 money used in a particular country ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic ▪ foreign ▪ They prefer to be paid in foreign currencies. ▪ common, global, international …
4gain — 1 /geIn/ verb 1 GET STH (T) to obtain or achieve something important or valuable: She gained high grades in English and Math. | After gaining independence in 1957, it was renamed Ghana . | when radical left parties gained control of local… …
5currency — noun (C, U) 1 the system or type of money that a particular country uses: The stronger currencies are under pressure in the world markets. | decimal currencies | local currency: The local currency is francs. see also: hard currency, single… …
6currency */*/*/ — UK [ˈkʌrənsɪ] / US noun Word forms currency : singular currency plural currencies 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the system of money used in a particular country the buying and selling of foreign currencies the single European currency b) money… …
7currency — cur|ren|cy W2 [ˈkʌrənsi US ˈkə:r ] n plural currencies [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: currentia flowing , from Latin currere; CURRENT1] 1.) [U and C] the system or type of money that a country uses ▪ The bank can supply you with… …
8currency — cur|ren|cy [ kʌrənsi ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the system of money used in a particular country: the buying and selling of foreign currencies the single European currency a ) money that is used in a particular country: You can use credit… …
9Currency War of 2009–2011 — The Currency War of 2009–2011 is an episode of Competitive devaluation which became prominent in September 2009. Competitive devaluation involves states competing with each other to achieve a relatively low valuation for their own currency, so as …
10Currency war — Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega, who made headlines when he raised the alarm about a Currency War in September 2010. In July 20 …
