ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (uncountable, informal) Clipping of cryptography
  2. A secret supporter or follower.
  3. (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcus
  4. (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptococcosis
  5. (informal, medicine) Clipping of cryptosporidium
  6. (informal, pathology) Clipping of cryptosporidiosis
  7. 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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cypher, cipher, encrypted, cryptographic, cryptology, encrypt.

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