foreign exchange
noun
1
: a process of settling accounts or debts between persons residing in different countries
2
: 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.
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Moreover, China has transformed its massive foreign exchange hoard into an active instrument of financial statecraft through its sovereign leveraged funds.
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The bank grew from the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, when Chinese officials considered how best to use the country’s growing foreign exchange reserves.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
That fragile recovery has been supported by an IMF bailout and a rebound in exports—particularly apparel, which has been a critical source of foreign exchange.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
Crude oil used to be the source of more than 90% of Venezuela’s foreign exchange.
—Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The bank grew from the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, when Chinese officials considered how best to use the country’s growing foreign exchange reserves.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
That fragile recovery has been supported by an IMF bailout and a rebound in exports—particularly apparel, which has been a critical source of foreign exchange.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
Crude oil used to be the source of more than 90% of Venezuela’s foreign exchange.
—Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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