foreign currencies

Other nations' cash

Foreign currencies are the monetary units of other countries—dollars if you're in Europe, euros if you're in America, yen if you're anywhere outside Japan.

The term appears in financial contexts: exchange rates, international trade, travel.

She converted her savings into foreign currencies before the trip.

Banks and bureaux de change handle foreign currency transactions.

Related

cash conversion · trade imbalances · bond · carry trade · notes · remittance · debt · paper money · central bank · dollarization · gold standard · coins · bureau · hedge · forex · speculation · trading · inflation

Opposites
domestic vs. foreign origin

foreign currencieslocal currency

Nation's official tender

national currency

national vs. supranational/decentralized money

foreign currenciescryptocurrency

Encrypted decentralized money

Bitcoin · digital currencies · gold · barter · precious metals

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G