Crypto
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɪptəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crypto is a noun meaning (informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency.
Meaning
(informal, cryptocurrencies) Clipping of cryptocurrency.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
- A secret supporter or follower.
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
- (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
- (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
- Secret or covert.
Example Sentences
The CIA is also very into crypto (which makes sense, as they are the home of spy versus spy), […]
But to state and federal regulators and some members of Congress, the entry of crypto into banking is cause for alarm.
Some Turks have turned to crypto as a way to protect their savings from skyrocketing inflation and the weakening of its currency, the lira.
With immune system damage come the infections associated with AIDS: PCP, MAC, toxoplasmosis, crypto, meningitis, thrush, lymphomas, CM, fungal infections, and many others.
Word Forms
- cryptos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cypher, cipher, encrypted, cryptographic, cryptology, encrypt.
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