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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But the group faced setbacks with foreign exchange, primarily due to the US dollar and the emerging market currencies in Latin America.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2026
In the coming months, further subsidy cuts risk fueling higher inflation, as does a looser foreign exchange rate policy that allows the peso to move more freely in the currency market.
—Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
When Procter reported its second quarter of fiscal 2026 last month, management noted that a weak dollar provided a foreign exchange tailwind of approximately $200 million after taxes to Procter & Gamble’s earnings growth for fiscal year 2026.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
According to data from the IMF, the US dollar accounted for about 57% of foreign exchange reserves last year, the euro about 20% and the renminbi about 2%.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2026
In the coming months, further subsidy cuts risk fueling higher inflation, as does a looser foreign exchange rate policy that allows the peso to move more freely in the currency market.
—Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
When Procter reported its second quarter of fiscal 2026 last month, management noted that a weak dollar provided a foreign exchange tailwind of approximately $200 million after taxes to Procter & Gamble’s earnings growth for fiscal year 2026.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
According to data from the IMF, the US dollar accounted for about 57% of foreign exchange reserves last year, the euro about 20% and the renminbi about 2%.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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