exchange rate

noun

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

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Where City’s entire 18-man squad for the January 24 tie cost just £7,500, Chelsea’s starting XI weighed in at a hefty £200million ($267m at today’s exchange rates) with a further £99m in talent on the bench. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026 Fluctuating currency exchange rates have long kept some Canadians away from the United States. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026 The companies expect cost synergies from the deal to amount to €50 million, or $58 million in current currency exchange rate. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026 In 2018, Xiaomi went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and has a market capitalization north of $100 billion (HK$819 billion), based on current exchange rates. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exchange rate

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Mar. 2026.

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