Vocabulary

in circulation

流通(りゅうつう)中(ちゅう)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Common

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(1) Noun

In general distribution. When something is "in circulation" it means that it has been sold or distributed widely.

〔金(きん)や情報(じょうほう)などの〕流(なが)れ、流通(りゅうつう)、流布(るふ)

Examples

  1. The rare coin was in circulation in the late 1950's, and is worth a lot of money today.

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