swap

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  • swop (nonstandard)

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[edit] Etymology

Uncertain, probably from imitative origin.

[edit] Noun

swap (plural swaps)

Alice has a red apple and Bob has a green apple. After a swap, Alice has the green apple and Bob has the red apple.
  1. A roughly equal exchange of two comparable things.
  2. (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.

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equal exchange
finance: derivative

[edit] Verb

swap (third-person singular simple present swaps, present participle swapping, simple past and past participle swapped)

  1. (obsolete) To strike, hit.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:
      and therewith was the knyght and the lady on one side – and suddeynly he swapped of the ladyes hede.
  2. To exchange or give something in exchange for something else.

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exchange or give (something) in exchange for

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[edit] Noun

swap

  1. (finance, slang) swap (financial derivative)

[edit] Declension

Declension of swap (type risti)
singular plural
nominative swap swapit
genitive swapin swappien
partitive swappia swappeja
accusative swap
swapin		 swapit
inessive swapissa swapeissa
elative swapista swapeista
illative swappiin swappeihin
adessive swapilla swapeilla
ablative swapilta swapeilta
allative swapille swapeille
essive swappina swappeina
translative swapiksi swapeiksi
instructive – swapein
abessive swapitta swapeitta
comitative – swappeineen

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