microcurrency

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noun

A currency limited to a certain region or context, often intended for very specific commodities.

OriginEnglish currency ← Medieval Latin currentia ← Latin currēns →
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Meanings

nounmicrocurrency (countable and uncountable, plural microcurrencies)

plural microcurrencies · alternative rare micro-currency

  1. countablerareuncountablebusinessA currency limited to a certain region or context, often intended for very specific commodities.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
  7. Proto-Italic*korsō
  8. Latincurrō
  9. Latincurrēns
  10. Medieval Latincurrentia
  11. Englishcurrency
  12. Englishmicrocurrency

From micro- + currency.

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APA

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

MLA

“microcurrency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcurrency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcurrency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcurrency.

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