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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Beyond direct employment in content production, the project is expected to stimulate growth in hospitality, technical services, and tourism sectors while boosting foreign exchange earnings.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2025
The recent weakness in the U.S. dollar flipped currency from a headwind to a tailwind, with the company expecting foreign exchange fluctuations to increase total revenue growth by 1 percentage point.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Its organic sales, which exclude foreign exchange impact, were up a modest 1% as consumers cut spending.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Probably this would be a good situation to put to use that country-specific flat-rate tariff mentioned earlier, which would provide some cushioning against the effects of foreign exchange swings.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2025
The recent weakness in the U.S. dollar flipped currency from a headwind to a tailwind, with the company expecting foreign exchange fluctuations to increase total revenue growth by 1 percentage point.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Its organic sales, which exclude foreign exchange impact, were up a modest 1% as consumers cut spending.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Probably this would be a good situation to put to use that country-specific flat-rate tariff mentioned earlier, which would provide some cushioning against the effects of foreign exchange swings.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foreign exchange
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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