virtual currency
A type of unregulated digital currency that is restricted to a specific community or…A type of unregulated digital currency that is restricted to a specific community or purpose, such as in-game purchases.
» Virtual currencies are forms of money that are not overseen by governments but are exchanged digitally and controlled by their developers.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of unregulated digital currency that is restricted to a specific community or purpose, such as in-game purchases.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any digital currency.
Examples
3 sentencesVirtual currencies are forms of money that are not overseen by governments but are exchanged digitally and controlled by their developers.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are virtual currencies.
North Korean hackers have taken millions of dollars in virtual currencies like bitcoin in recent attacks over the internet.
Forms
plural: virtual currencies| Singular | virtual currency |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable