foreign exchange
noun
1
: a process of settling accounts or debts between persons residing in different countries
2
: foreign currency or current short-term credit instruments payable in such currency
Examples of foreign exchange in a Sentence
Our country has to export more in order to earn more foreign exchange.
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Wealthy nations with vast foreign exchange reserves, such as the United States and China, could leverage their financial power to acquire massive amounts of Bitcoin.
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Tomer Niv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the first-phase deadline on Oct. 31, the scheme drew some $19 billion into Argentina’s banks, the tax agency reported, boosting scarce foreign exchange reserves.
—Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
The dollar represents roughly 58% of the world’s foreign exchange reserves, according to the IMF and major commodities like oil are still primarily bought and sold using dollars.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
Despite the existence of the euro and growing importance of China's renminbi, the dollar remains the world's main reserve currency, representing roughly 58% of the world's foreign exchange reserves, according to the IMF.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Tomer Niv, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Ahead of the first-phase deadline on Oct. 31, the scheme drew some $19 billion into Argentina’s banks, the tax agency reported, boosting scarce foreign exchange reserves.
—Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
The dollar represents roughly 58% of the world’s foreign exchange reserves, according to the IMF and major commodities like oil are still primarily bought and sold using dollars.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
Despite the existence of the euro and growing importance of China's renminbi, the dollar remains the world's main reserve currency, representing roughly 58% of the world's foreign exchange reserves, according to the IMF.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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