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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BofA said uncertainty around the exit, as well as lingering tariff and foreign exchange pressure, could limit share price appreciation and dent profits.
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Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Emirates Airlines, one of the UAE’s two flag carriers, resumed flights to Lagos in late 2024 after years of tensions tied to Nigeria’s foreign exchange shortage that impeded the company’s ability to repatriate profits.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Oil exports consistently provide the bulk of Nigeria’s revenue, accounting for around 80% to over 90% of total government revenue and foreign exchange earnings.
—Jennifer Morgan, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Moreover, China has transformed its massive foreign exchange hoard into an active instrument of financial statecraft through its sovereign leveraged funds.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Emirates Airlines, one of the UAE’s two flag carriers, resumed flights to Lagos in late 2024 after years of tensions tied to Nigeria’s foreign exchange shortage that impeded the company’s ability to repatriate profits.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Oil exports consistently provide the bulk of Nigeria’s revenue, accounting for around 80% to over 90% of total government revenue and foreign exchange earnings.
—Jennifer Morgan, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Moreover, China has transformed its massive foreign exchange hoard into an active instrument of financial statecraft through its sovereign leveraged funds.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 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 17 Jan. 2026.
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