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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The company has expanded its trading business into areas including stocks, commodities and foreign exchange, while its non-trading revenue includes stablecoin and institutional custody. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Some companies have come out on the bright side after riding the waves of Nigeria’s persistent inflation and foreign exchange uncertainty, like MTN Nigeria, the local unit of the South African telecom giant, and ecommerce company Jumia. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The firm was also impacted negatively by financial expenses, and lower foreign exchange gains compared with the same period last year. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Summary Nigeria will rejoin FTSE Russell's frontier market equity indexes on September 21, reversing its 2023 removal due to foreign exchange repatriation difficulties. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for foreign exchange

• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange
• interchange
• rearrange