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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Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Sony on Thursday reported a rise in operating profit that beat expectations, despite foreign exchange volatility and higher memory costs.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 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
With traders already talking about the possibility that the US may intervene in foreign exchange markets with Japan, Katayama’s comments may drive further speculation.
—Erica Yokoyama, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Four Venezuelan banks were handed the first $300 million in proceeds to sell dollars to Venezuelan companies in need of foreign exchange currency, according to Reuters.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 5 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
With traders already talking about the possibility that the US may intervene in foreign exchange markets with Japan, Katayama’s comments may drive further speculation.
—Erica Yokoyama, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Four Venezuelan banks were handed the first $300 million in proceeds to sell dollars to Venezuelan companies in need of foreign exchange currency, according to Reuters.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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