overseas currency

noun

UK /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz ˈkʌrənsi/

US /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz ˈkɜːrənsi/

Money from a different country that you use when you travel or buy things there.

Before our trip to Japan, we exchanged our dollars for overseas currency.

SYNONYMS

foreign money foreign exchange foreign currency international money

RELATED WORDS

exchange rate traveler's check banknote remittance forex

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The money of another nation held by a bank or business for trade.

The company keeps a reserve of overseas currency to pay its suppliers.

3. Coins and bills from abroad collected as a hobby.

His album of overseas currency includes notes from twenty countries.

4. Digital money used across borders in online shopping.

The website shows prices in overseas currency before checkout.