Phrase guide

foreign exchange

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: currency exchange, money changing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forex, currency exchange, money changing

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Foreign currency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forex

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: exchange, interchange

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سوق صرف العملات — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Armenian: տարադրամի փոխանակում (taradrami pʻoxanakum) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Bulgarian: чужда валута (čužda valuta) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外匯 /外汇 (wàihuì) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Czech: devizový trh — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Finnish: valuutanvaihto — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • French: marché des changes — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • French: forex — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Georgian: უცხოური ვალუტის გაცვლა (ucxouri valuṭis gacvla) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • German: Devisenmarkt — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Hebrew: מטבע חוץ — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Indonesian: pasar valuta asing — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Japanese: 外国為替 (gaikoku kawase) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Khmer: ប្ដូរប្រាក់បរទេស (pdoo prak bɑɑrəteeh) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Korean: 외환 시장 (oehwan sijang) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Latvian: ārvalstu valūtas tirgus — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Malay: pasaran pertukaran asing — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Polish: wymiana walut — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Portuguese: câmbio — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Romanian: schimb valutar — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Romanian: schimb de valută — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Romanian: schimb de devize — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Russian: обме́н иностра́нной валю́ты (obmén inostránnoj valjúty) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Spanish: intercambio de divisas — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Tagalog: palitang panlabas — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Tamil: அன்னியச் செலாவணி (aṉṉiyac celāvaṇi) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Thai: ตลาดเงินตราต่างประเทศ (dtàlàat ngern dtraa dtàang bpràtâyt) — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country
  • Turkish: uluslararası döviz piyasası — exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country