Phrase guide

foreign currency

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: banking, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foreign money, foreign exchange, devisen

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արտարժույթ (artaržuytʻ) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Armenian: տարադրամ (taradram) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Armenian: վալյուտա (valyuta) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Asturian: divisa — currency used in a foreign country
  • Catalan: divisa — currency used in a foreign country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外幣 /外币 (wàibì) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Czech: cizí měna — currency used in a foreign country
  • Czech: valuta — currency used in a foreign country
  • Czech: deviza — currency used in a foreign country
  • Danish: fremmed valuta — currency used in a foreign country
  • Dutch: vreemde valuta — currency used in a foreign country
  • Dutch: buitenlandse valuta — currency used in a foreign country
  • Estonian: välisvaluuta — currency used in a foreign country
  • Finnish: ulkomaanvaluutta — currency used in a foreign country
  • French: monnaie étrangère — currency used in a foreign country
  • Georgian: უცხოური ვალუტა (ucxouri valuṭa) — currency used in a foreign country
  • German: Fremdwährung — currency used in a foreign country
  • Greek: ξένο νόμισμα (xéno nómisma) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Hebrew: מַטְבֵּעַ חוּץ (matbéa khuts) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Hungarian: deviza — currency used in a foreign country
  • Hungarian: valuta — currency used in a foreign country
  • Indonesian: valuta asing — currency used in a foreign country
  • Italian: moneta straniera — currency used in a foreign country
  • Japanese: 外貨 (gaika) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Korean: 외화 (oehwa) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Macedonian: деви́зи (devízi) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Polish: waluta zagraniczna — currency used in a foreign country
  • Polish: dewizy — currency used in a foreign country
  • Portuguese: moeda estrangeira — currency used in a foreign country
  • Romanian: valută străină — currency used in a foreign country
  • Russian: иностра́нная валю́та (inostránnaja valjúta) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Russian: валю́та (valjúta) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Spanish: moneda extranjera — currency used in a foreign country
  • Spanish: divisa — currency used in a foreign country
  • Swahili: fedha ya kigeni — currency used in a foreign country
  • Swedish: utländsk valuta — currency used in a foreign country
  • Turkish: döviz — currency used in a foreign country
  • Ukrainian: інозе́мна валю́та (inozémna valjúta) — currency used in a foreign country
  • Vietnamese: ngoại tệ — currency used in a foreign country