Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreign exchange

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
for-eign ex-change
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Foreign currency.

Countable; Uncountable

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Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Finance.

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What does foreign exchange mean?
The exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country.

How to pronounce foreign exchange

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