cryptocurrency
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Pluralcryptocurrencies
- 1Money that exists only on computers, protected by secret codes, with no bank or government in charge.
Like coins in a video game, but people in the real world agree they are worth real money.
She bought some cryptocurrency with the money she saved from her summer job.
Some online stores let you pay with cryptocurrency instead of a credit card.
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Origin
From crypto- meaning "cryptographic" plus the word currency.