foreign exchange

noun

: a process of settling accounts or debts between persons residing in different countries

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web The China Investment Corporation, for example, has made substantial investments in natural resources, leveraging the country’s foreign exchange reserves. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024 Suzuki added that foreign exchange levels were being watched by authorities. —

Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024 Closely watched organic sales – which excludes the impact of foreign exchange and mergers and acquisitions – rose 4% from a year ago. —

Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024 Strains in the foreign exchange market began as soon as reports surfaced late last fall about Russian troop and missile deployment to the Ukrainian border. —

Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for foreign exchange

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Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of foreign exchange was in 1623

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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.

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