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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In foreign exchange markets the U.S. dollar maintained its current downward trajectory, while the euro strengthened.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Around half of global trade and almost 90 percent of global foreign exchange transactions are conducted in U.S. dollars, an extraordinary repository of value that affords Washington the luxury of deficit spending that would be outrageous anywhere else.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Although the shift is more pronounced in Asia, the world has also been cutting its reliance on the greenback, with the share of the dollar in global foreign exchange reserves declining from over 70% in 2000 to 57.8% in 2024.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 June 2025
The company announced a 5 percent jump in dividends in April but is still likely to be impacted by steep hikes in foreign exchange rates ordered by Trump.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 June 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Around half of global trade and almost 90 percent of global foreign exchange transactions are conducted in U.S. dollars, an extraordinary repository of value that affords Washington the luxury of deficit spending that would be outrageous anywhere else.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Although the shift is more pronounced in Asia, the world has also been cutting its reliance on the greenback, with the share of the dollar in global foreign exchange reserves declining from over 70% in 2000 to 57.8% in 2024.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 June 2025
The company announced a 5 percent jump in dividends in April but is still likely to be impacted by steep hikes in foreign exchange rates ordered by Trump.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 June 2025
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“Foreign exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20exchange. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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