| currency | n 1. money as medium of exchange, mata wang: foreign ~, mata wang asing; the yen is the unit of ~ in Japan, yen ialah unit mata wang Jepun; 2. state of being in wide circulation, tersebar luas; (of word, expression) meluasnya penggunaan: his ideas which once had ~ are now rejected by the younger generation, idea-ideanya yg pd suatu masa dulu tersebar luas sekarang ditolak oleh generasi muda; gain ~, semakin tersebar luas; (of word, expression) semakin meluas penggunaannya: the story soon gained ~, tdk lama kemudian, cerita itu semakin tersebar luas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | do we have a ~ date for the president’s arrival?, sudahkah ada tarikh yg muktamad bagi ketibaan presiden itu?; she has very ~ views on sex before marriage, dia mempunyai pendirian yg tegas ttg hubungan seks sebelum berkahwin; there is no ~ evidence that the inhabitants spoke Latin, tdk ada bukti yg kukuh bahawa penduduknya berbahasa Latin; 6. (econ) steady, teguh, kukuh: the mark remains ~ against the yen, mata wang mark kukuh dibandingkan dgn yen; 7. resolute, decisive, tegas: you have to be ~ with that boy, he’s a troublemaker, kamu mesti tegas dgn budak itu, dia suka membuat kacau; the government is to take, ~ measures against drug pushers, kerajaan hendaklah mengambil langkah tegas thdp pengedar-pengedar dadah; “Don’t!” he said in a ~ voice, “Jangan!” katanya dlm nada yg tegas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |