foreign currency

noun

Any currency that is in use in a foreign nation, and an authorized medium of circulation and the basis for record-keeping in that nation.

Similar
foreign moneyforeign exchangedevisen
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Meanings

nounforeign currency (countable and uncountable, plural foreign currencies)

plural foreign currencies

  1. countableuncountablebankingAny currency that is in use in a foreign nation, and an authorized medium of circulation and the basis for record-keeping in that nation.

    Synonyms: foreign money, foreign exchange, devisen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny currency that is in use in a foreign nation, and an authorized medium of circulation and the basis for record-keeping in that nation.

Similar
foreign moneyforeign exchangedevisen
Also see
foreign money

Translations

Catalan divisa
  • divisacurrency used in a foreign country
Chinese Mandarin 外幣 /外币
  • 外幣 /外币 (wàibì)currency used in a foreign country
Czech cizí měna, valuta
  • cizí měnacurrency used in a foreign country
  • valutacurrency used in a foreign country
  • devizacurrency used in a foreign country
Danish fremmed valuta
  • fremmed valutacurrency used in a foreign country
Dutch vreemde valuta, buitenlandse valuta
  • vreemde valutacurrency used in a foreign country
  • buitenlandse valutacurrency used in a foreign country
Estonian välisvaluuta
  • välisvaluutacurrency used in a foreign country
Finnish ulkomaanvaluutta
  • ulkomaanvaluuttacurrency used in a foreign country
French monnaie étrangère
  • monnaie étrangèrecurrency used in a foreign country
German Fremdwährung
  • Fremdwährungcurrency used in a foreign country
Greek ξένο νόμισμα
  • ξένο νόμισμα (xéno nómisma)currency used in a foreign country
Hebrew מַטְבֵּעַ חוּץ
  • מַטְבֵּעַ חוּץ (matbéa khuts)currency used in a foreign country
Hungarian deviza, valuta
  • devizacurrency used in a foreign country
  • valutacurrency used in a foreign country
Indonesian valuta asing
  • valuta asingcurrency used in a foreign country
Italian moneta straniera
  • moneta stranieracurrency used in a foreign country
Japanese 外貨
  • 外貨 (gaika)currency used in a foreign country
Korean 외화
  • 외화 (oehwa)currency used in a foreign country
Polish waluta zagraniczna, dewizy
  • waluta zagranicznacurrency used in a foreign country
  • dewizycurrency used in a foreign country
Portuguese moeda estrangeira
  • moeda estrangeiracurrency used in a foreign country
Romanian valută străină
  • valută străinăcurrency used in a foreign country
Russian иностра́нная валю́та, валю́та
  • иностра́нная валю́та (inostránnaja valjúta)currency used in a foreign country
  • валю́та (valjúta)currency used in a foreign country
Spanish moneda extranjera, divisa
  • moneda extranjeracurrency used in a foreign country
  • divisacurrency used in a foreign country
Swahili fedha ya kigeni
  • fedha ya kigenicurrency used in a foreign country
Swedish utländsk valuta
  • utländsk valutacurrency used in a foreign country
Turkish döviz
  • dövizcurrency used in a foreign country
Ukrainian інозе́мна валю́та
  • інозе́мна валю́та (inozémna valjúta)currency used in a foreign country
Vietnamese ngoại tệ
  • ngoại tệcurrency used in a foreign country
Cite this entry
APA

foreign currency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20currency

MLA

“foreign currency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20currency. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreign currency,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreign%20currency.

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