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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International sales part of sluggish performance P&G’s cuts come after its 2024 organic sales growth (which excludes the impact of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures) slowed to a seven-year low.
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Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Without favorable foreign exchange rates, sales could come in even lower, as the company said its guidance includes a 1 percentage point of positive impact from exchange rates.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2023, for instance, the United States sanctioned the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, the primary vehicle for official foreign exchange.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Our dollar is losing value against other currencies in foreign exchange markets.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Without favorable foreign exchange rates, sales could come in even lower, as the company said its guidance includes a 1 percentage point of positive impact from exchange rates.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2023, for instance, the United States sanctioned the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank, the primary vehicle for official foreign exchange.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Our dollar is losing value against other currencies in foreign exchange markets.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foreign exchange
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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