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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However, market volatility, particularly in equities and foreign exchange, led the White House to suspend these country-specific surcharges for 90 days for all nations except China.
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Martha McHardy Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
For example, Revolut offers crypto and share trading on top of its payment and foreign exchange services, and recently announced plans to add mobile plans to its app in the U.K. and Germany.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 13 May 2025
An increase in the foreign exchange rate for dollars will mitigate the tariff impact.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The company also lowered its full-year earnings guidance and guided for a mid-single digit decline in reported sales, citing foreign exchange headwinds.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 8 May 2025
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Martha McHardy Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
For example, Revolut offers crypto and share trading on top of its payment and foreign exchange services, and recently announced plans to add mobile plans to its app in the U.K. and Germany.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 13 May 2025
An increase in the foreign exchange rate for dollars will mitigate the tariff impact.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The company also lowered its full-year earnings guidance and guided for a mid-single digit decline in reported sales, citing foreign exchange headwinds.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 8 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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