Phrase guide

currency code

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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