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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PitchBook's Walters said lenders and investors will need to create buffers for currency risks, with volatile foreign exchange markets adding another layer of complexity.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Country flags that represent the district's foreign exchange students.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The global proportion of the euro in foreign exchange reserves has held roughly steady for more than a decade, at around a fifth.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 July 2025
The company said its organic sales growth (which excludes impacts from foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures) would climb 2% – the worst performance in at least seven years.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Country flags that represent the district's foreign exchange students.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The global proportion of the euro in foreign exchange reserves has held roughly steady for more than a decade, at around a fifth.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 July 2025
The company said its organic sales growth (which excludes impacts from foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures) would climb 2% – the worst performance in at least seven years.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 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 31 Jul. 2025.
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