exchange rate

noun

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

Examples of exchange rate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While painful, Howe’s third Budget is now remembered as one that tamed inflation and enabled interest rates to be reduced, bringing down a high exchange rate that had been hammering British industry. —Ian King, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025

Additionally, favorable exchange rates reduce the overall cost of treatment. —William Jones, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025

In this context, the group expects to generate approximately 890 million euros in sales at current exchange rates and 900 million euros at constant exchange rates. —Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025

After a brief but successful spell at French side Lyon, Mariano was re-signed for a €30million ($35m; £26m at current exchange rates) buy-back clause in 2018 and inherited Madrid’s iconic No 7 shirt from his idol Cristiano Ronaldo, who had recently moved to Juventus. —Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exchange rate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate