currency code

noun

A three-letter designation assigned by ISO standard 4217 denoting a given currency.

“My foreign exchange applet knows the currency codes for all officially recognized currencies, not just USD and GBP.”

Meanings

nouncurrency code (plural currency codes)

plural currency codes

  1. A three-letter designation assigned by ISO standard 4217 denoting a given currency.

    My foreign exchange applet knows the currency codes for all officially recognized currencies, not just USD and GBP.

Translations

Bulgarian валу́тен код
  • валу́тен код (valúten kod)designation denoting a currency
Chinese Mandarin 貨幣代碼 /货币代码
  • 貨幣代碼 /货币代码 (huòbì dàimǎ)designation denoting a currency
Estonian valuutakood
  • valuutakooddesignation denoting a currency
Finnish valuuttakoodi
  • valuuttakoodidesignation denoting a currency
German Währungscode
  • Währungscodedesignation denoting a currency
Japanese 通貨コード
  • 通貨コード (tsūka-kōdo)designation denoting a currency
Russian код валю́ты
  • код валю́ты (kod valjúty)designation denoting a currency
Swedish valutakod
  • valutakoddesignation denoting a currency
Cite this entry
APA

currency code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20code

MLA

“currency code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “currency code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/currency%20code.

Source: currency code on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.