swap
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- swop (nonstandard)
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Uncertain, probably from imitative origin.
Noun [edit]
swap (plural swaps)
- A roughly equal exchange of two comparable things.
- (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
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Translations [edit]
equal exchange
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finance: derivative
Verb [edit]
swap (third-person singular simple present swaps, present participle swapping, simple past and past participle swapped)
- (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.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:
- To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
- 1998, Michael Wolf; Bruce Friedman, Daniel Sutherland, Religion in the workplace, page 98:
- In an effort to provide more permanent accommodations, employers may offer employees the opportunity either to swap jobs with a colleague or to transfer to a new position.
- 2007, Lloyd Zimpel, A Season of Fire and Ice:
- Chief watched these goings-on without pleasure, and waved them off in disgust when the smarmiest of the two suggested he might wish to swap that elk's tooth for this jug of fine rye whiskey.
- 2011, Andrew Scott Cooper, The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East, page 253:
- The Shah wanted to swap oil for more arms.
- 1998, Michael Wolf; Bruce Friedman, Daniel Sutherland, Religion in the workplace, page 98:
Derived terms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
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Anagrams [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English swap.
Noun [edit]
swap
Declension [edit]
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Declension of swap (type risti)
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Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
- verbs: swapata
