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swap line

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A procedure whereby a central bank (usually the United States Federal Reserve) trades money with a foreign bank in one currency in exchange for an equivalent amount of money in the foreign bank's domestic currency, for the purpose of alleviating a currency shortage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business

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Etymology

swap + line (“of credit”)