current

current [kʉr′ənt]

adj.

[altered (infl. by L) < ME curraunt < OFr curant, prp. of courre < L currere, to run < IE base * kers-, to run, wagon > Gaul carros]

1. Obs. running or flowing

2.

a) now going on; now in progress [the current month, his current job]

b) at the present time; contemporary [current fashions]

c) of most recent date [the current edition]

3. passing from person to person; circulating [current money, current rumors]

4. commonly used, known, or accepted; prevalent [a current term]

5. Accounting

a) designating any asset that would normally be converted into cash within one year

b) designating any liability that must be paid within one year

n.

1. a flow of water or air, esp. when strong or swift, in a definite direction; specif., such a flow within a larger body of water or mass of air

2. a general tendency or drift; course

3. Elec. the flow or rate of flow of electrons, ions, or holes in a conductor or medium between two points having a difference in potential, measured in amperes and equal to the ratio of the voltage to the resistance: symbol, I

SYN.- PREVAILING, TENDENCY

currently

adv.