Currency is a unit of money that facilitates the purchase of goods or services. Each modern nation has one currency, such as the [[dollar (U.S.)|U.S. dollar]] in the [[United States]], the pound sterling in [[The United Kingdom]], and the [[Euro]] in several countries across [[Europe]].
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'''Currency''' is a unit of [[money]] that facilitates the purchase of [[goods]] or [[services]]. Each modern [[nation]] has one currency, such as the [[dollar (U.S.)|U.S. dollar]] in the [[United States]], the [[pound sterling]] in [[The United Kingdom]], and the [[Euro]] in several countries across [[Europe]].
In economic terminology, currency is paper money but not coins.
In economic terminology, currency is paper money but not coins.