verb
swap
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verb
1
To exchange one thing for another.
"The kids swapped lunches at recess."
"We swapped seats so she could sit by the window."
noun
1
An exchange of two comparable things.
"They agreed to a straight swap of houses for the summer."
2
A financial contract in which two parties exchange streams of payments, such as interest rates.
"The bank arranged a currency swap to hedge against exchange rate risk."
How to Use Swap
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo trade one thing for another, or the trade itself.
Common pairings
swap seats
a fair swap
currency swap
Word Forms
swapped past tense, swaps plural, swaps plural, swaps singular
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Etymology
From Middle English swappen, originally meaning "to strike" — the idea being that people once struck hands together to seal a trade.