exchange rate

noun

: the ratio at which the principal unit of two currencies may be traded

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In that summer of 2022, Laporta’s board backed Xavi with a €170million ($198m; £148m at current exchange rates) transfer spend that transformed the squad — helped by their now-infamous financial ‘levers’. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 But the financial markets are not convinced that the current exchange rate is sustainable, and capital has been fleeing the peso. Mark Weisbrot, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 How would Argentina establish that exchange rate? Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 And, at least during certain periods, exchange rates may have helped too. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exchange rate

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exchange rate was in 1855

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“Exchange rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exchange%20rate. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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