reexchange
/ˌɹiːɪksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or draft that has been dishonoured in a foreign country and returned to its country of origin, and then taken up.
Example Sentences
- "In England , the drawer of a bill was found liable for the whole amount of the reexchange, occasioned by the circuitous mode of returning the bill through the various countries in which it had been negotiated"
Etymology
From re- + exchange.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: re
Usage
Inflected Forms
reexchanges (plural)
reëxchange (alternative)
re-exchange (alternative)
reexchanges (present, singular)
reexchanging (participle, present)
reexchanged (participle, past)
reexchanged (past)