standardcurrency
nounUK /ˈstændəd ˈkʌrənsi/
US /ˈstændərd ˈkɜːrənsi/
Standard currency is the main kind of money that everyone in a country uses to buy things.
In the United States, the dollar is the standard currency.
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2. The money that a country's government accepts for taxes and official payments.
The euro is the standard currency for paying taxes in many European countries.
3. A common unit of value used to compare prices between different places.
We converted all the prices into a standard currency so we could compare them easily.
4. The usual type of money used in a game or online world.
In the game, gold coins are the standard currency for buying tools.