What does foreign exchange mean?

Definitions for foreign exchange
for·eign ex·change

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. foreign exchangenoun

    the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place

Wiktionary

  1. foreign exchangenoun

    The exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country.

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  1. foreign exchange

    Foreign exchange, also known as forex or FX, refers to the global marketplace for trading national currencies against one another. It involves the process of converting one currency into another currency for various purposes, usually for commerce, trading, or tourism. The foreign exchange market is the largest financial market in the world where the exchange rates are determined.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreign exchange in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreign exchange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of foreign exchange in a Sentence

  1. Li Huiyong:

    The sharp fall in foreign exchange reserves indicates increased pressure on capital outflows.

  2. Risa Grais-Targow at consultancy Eurasia:

    The measures will provide some fiscal breathing room for PDVSA but are insufficient to reduce demand for imports or gasoline, failing to improve the government's supply of foreign exchange or prevent a default later this year.

  3. Muda Yusuf:

    The fact that the CBN has been allowed to take steps that look more like fiscal policy decisions is a source of major concern, the president doesn't seem to appreciate the enormity of the disruption that the CBN policy on foreign exchange is causing in the economy.

  4. Warren Buffett:

    There have been no surprises at IBM since we started buying it a few years ago, we expected revenue to come down. We expected a year like this where foreign exchange would take a whack off revenues.

  5. Charles Krauthammer:

    Number one, they depend hugely on tourism to get their foreign exchange. Sharm el-Sheikh is one of their number one tourist destinations. The only way to get there is by airplane. You shut down the airport, it dies, the second [reason they’re afraid] is that the Egyptian regime is in a death struggle with radical Islam in the country… And now if they're able to bring down airplanes, the prestige of the regime in sort of winning the battle against the jihadists is really diminished.


Translations for foreign exchange

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  • чужда валутаBulgarian
  • AustauschjahrGerman
  • cambio de divisaSpanish
  • valuutanvaihtoFinnish
  • տարադրամի փոխանակումArmenian
  • 外国為替Japanese
  • უცხოური ვალუტის გაცვლაGeorgian
  • schimb de valută, schimburi valutare, schimb de devize, schimb valutarRomanian
  • обмен иностранной валютыRussian

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