exchange rate

noun

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

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Others include limitations on the size of a nation’s government deficit and debt ratio, its average nominal long-term interest rate and its exchange rate stability. Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 4 June 2025 In Nigeria, the removal of the fuel subsidy and exchange rate controls caused disruption: the naira fell, fuel prices initially tripled, and food prices spiked. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 And while the recent yen-to-dollar exchange rate has strained sales, Liquori remains hopeful. Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 16 May 2025 Meanwhile, Canada was given as an example of a long-term strategy that is paying off (on top of the country’s advantageous exchange rate). Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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