Kurant
German edit
Etymology edit
Either a nominalisation of the adjective kurant (“in circulation”), or a short form of Kurantgeld n (currency money), a compound containing this adjective.
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Noun edit
Kurant n (strong, genitive Kurantes or Kurants, plural Kurante)
- (dated) full-bodied coin (a fully circulating coin that has metal content equal to its face value)
- Synonyms: Kurantmünze, Korrent
- Antonym: Scheidemünze
Declension edit
Declension of Kurant [neuter, strong]
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Further reading edit
- “Kurant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kurant” in Duden online
- “Kurant (Person, Gast, Kurgast)” in Duden online
- Kurant, in Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon, fünfte Auflage, Band 1. Leipzig 1911