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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Japan's finance minister on Wednesday said trade negotiations with Washington could include foreign exchange rates.
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Joe Cash and Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
For example, consider Revolut’s focus on competitive foreign exchange rates, Chime’s early direct deposit and no-fee overdraft and CashApp’s peer-to-peer service that focuses on the underbanked segment.
—Jayant Walia, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This decline is attributed to lower sales volume and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
Given this environment, Morgan Stanley screened for names that can mitigate the impact of tariffs through strategies like pricing power, foreign exchange hedging, stockpiling inventory or altering supply chains.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
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Joe Cash and Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
For example, consider Revolut’s focus on competitive foreign exchange rates, Chime’s early direct deposit and no-fee overdraft and CashApp’s peer-to-peer service that focuses on the underbanked segment.
—Jayant Walia, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This decline is attributed to lower sales volume and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
Given this environment, Morgan Stanley screened for names that can mitigate the impact of tariffs through strategies like pricing power, foreign exchange hedging, stockpiling inventory or altering supply chains.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Apr. 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 20 Apr. 2025.
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