Kurant

German

Etymology

Either a nominalisation of the adjective kurant (“in circulation”), or a short form of Kurantgeld n (currency money), a compound containing this adjective.

Noun

Kurant n (genitive Kurants or Kurantes, plural Kurante)

  1. (dated) full-bodied coin (a fully circulating coin that has metal content equal to its face value)

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Further reading

  • “Kurant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kurant in Duden online
  • Kurant, in Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon, fünfte Auflage, Band 1. Leipzig 1911
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