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xenocurrency

American  
[zen-uh-kur-uhn-see, -kuhr-] / ˌzɛn əˈkɜr ən si, -ˈkʌr- /

noun

  1. currency circulating or traded in money markets of countries outside its country of issue.

Etymology

Origin of xenocurrency

First recorded in 1975–80; xeno- + currency

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