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swap
[swop]
verb (used with object)
to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
to substitute (one thing) for another (sometimes followed byin ).
Swap in red wine for white, since powerful nutrients are in the red grape's skin.
to replace (one thing) with another (sometimes followed byout ).
To cut down on fat, swap cream for milk.
verb (used without object)
to make an exchange.
noun
an exchange.
He got the radio in a swap.
swap
/ ɒ /
verb
to trade or exchange (something or someone) for another
noun
an exchange
something that is exchanged
Also called: swap option. swaption.finance a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts, often exchanging fixed interest-rate for floating-rate debts ( debt swap ), either as a means of managing debt or in trading ( swap trading )
Other 51Թ Forms
- swapper noun
- unswapped adjective
- ˈɲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swap1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swap1
Example Sentences
Shortly after the raid, swap meet officials postponed the concert.
ICE raided a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd in downtown L.A.
The two briefly swapped places at the beginning of the round but were level for the majority of Saturday and both picked up birdies on the 17th to move clear of Scott on four under.
"Maybe they are expecting better treatment in Ukrainian custody, maybe they expect to be prioritised in a prisoner swap," he said.
Girl A told the jury she may have been preyed on by hundreds of men as her phone number was swapped, but said "there was that many it was hard to keep count".
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