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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So, the trio teamed up to create a company that would make the foreign exchange process quicker and more efficient.
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Ben Weiss, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The central bank also emphasized its $270 billion in foreign exchange reserves, aiming to ward off worries about its currency peg to the US dollar.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The president's son advising may be a commonality, but Mansour is quick to argue that Polymarket is the law-breaking, shady foreign exchange, with Kalshi's X account often attacking those who get confused.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The loss of the Taiwanese market led to the closure of at least 95 shrimp farms and one processing plant, the loss of more than 25,000 direct and indirect jobs, and the loss of millions of dollars in foreign exchange for the Central American country, according to Amador.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Ben Weiss, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The central bank also emphasized its $270 billion in foreign exchange reserves, aiming to ward off worries about its currency peg to the US dollar.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The president's son advising may be a commonality, but Mansour is quick to argue that Polymarket is the law-breaking, shady foreign exchange, with Kalshi's X account often attacking those who get confused.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The loss of the Taiwanese market led to the closure of at least 95 shrimp farms and one processing plant, the loss of more than 25,000 direct and indirect jobs, and the loss of millions of dollars in foreign exchange for the Central American country, according to Amador.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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