Meanings
plural digital currencies
- countableuncountableAny currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems, especially over the internet, and does not have a classical physical form of fiat currency that can be held in the hand. It may be either a cryptocurrency (involving blockchain and coin mining) or not.
Near-synonyms: cybermoney, cybercash, e-cash, digital money, e-money, electronic money
3 more examples
State-backed digital currencies, issued by central banks, are under development in various countries.
The goal is let a person create a digital alter-ego that can travel to many virtual worlds, keeping the same name, look and even digital currency.
2007 October 10, Steve Lohr, “Free the Avatars”, in New York Times Bits BlogThe Winklevosses say this week’s tumult is just growing pains for a digital currency that they believe will become a sort of gold for the technorati.
2013 April 11, Nathaniel Popper, Peter Lattman, “Never Mind Facebook; Winklevoss Twins Rule in Digital Money”, in New York TimesSynonyms: e-currency, electronic currency, virtual currency, cybercurrency, cybermoney, cybercash, e-cash, digital money
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems, especially over the internet, and does not have a classical physical form of fiat currency that can be held in the hand. It may be either a cryptocurrency (involving blockchain and coin mining) or not.
Translations
Arabic عملة رقمية
- عملة رقمية (ʕumla raqmiyya)any money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Czech digitální měna
- digitální měnaany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Finnish digitaalinen raha
- digitaalinen rahaany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
German digitale Währung
- digitale Währungany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Italian valuta digitale
- valuta digitaleany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Polish waluta cyfrowa
- waluta cyfrowaany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Romanian monedă digitală
- monedă digitalăany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Russian цифровая валюта
- цифровая валюта (cifrovaja valjuta)any money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Spanish moneda digital
- moneda digitalany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Swahili sarafu ya kidijitali
- sarafu ya kidijitaliany money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Ukrainian цифрова валюта
- цифрова валюта (cyfrova valjuta)any money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on computer systems
Cite this entry
digital currency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20currency
“digital currency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20currency. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digital currency,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digital%20currency.
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