Sentence examples for peculiar currency from inspiring English sources
When I was a teenager in Dublin in the early 1970s, the phrase "We're into Europe!" gained a peculiar currency.
The wait time for Venezuelan plane tickets to foreign destinations reflects a peculiar currency phenomenon called "credit card scratching" that has developed as a result of the disparity between the official and black market dollar exchange rate.
Though they did not bear a familiar logo, the designs were so easily recognizable — and recognizably expensive — that they conveyed a peculiar social currency among the moneyed elite, like an updated varsity sweater for young preppies of the 1970s and '80s.
In came the Continent's decadentsia, with their strong currencies and peculiar fetishes.
The sharp movements in stocks, bonds and currencies this week reflect the peculiar anxiety felt by investors.
The European Central Bank is in the peculiar position of both holding the single currency together (through its purchase of Italian and Spanish bonds) and at the same time making those countries' adjustments harder by raising short-term interest rates.
"ONE country, two currencies" is one of Cuba's more peculiar idiosyncrasies.
At the same time, it's very peculiar, since bitcoins are in a sense the ultimate fiat currency, with a value conjured out of thin air.
The gap between Europe's politicians, particularly those in small countries, and the currency markets can be explained partly by the peculiar nature of the agreement that governs the monetary union.
The virtues of this peculiar arrangement are obvious: Americans are able to buy far more stuff with their flimsy currency than one would expect.
