devise

/də.viz/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Financial Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les devises

Meaning

  1. currency

    • Ils changent des devises à l'aéroport.

      They exchange currency at the airport.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

monnaie

devise and monnaie are close synonyms for "currency"; monnaie also separately means "change," coins.

Similar in other languages

German

Währung

Währung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "currency."

Practice

1 What does devise mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils changent des ___ à l'aéroport.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches devise?

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