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foreign exchange en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country.
   • Near-synonyms: currency exchange, money changing
2. (countable, uncountable) Foreign currency.
   • "foreign exchange" means foreign currency and includes,- (i) deposits, credits and balances payable in any foreign currency, (ii) drafts, travelers cheques, letters of credit or bills of exchange, expressed or drawn in Indian currency but payable in any foreign currency, (iii) drafts, travelers cheques, letters of credit or bills of exchange drawn by banks, institutions or persons outside India, but payable in Indian currency; 1999, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1999, NO. 42 OF 1999 [29th December, 1999.]

Forms

Deriveds

foreign exchange market · foreign exchange control

Relateds

money changer · bureau de change

Synonyms

currency exchange · forex · money changing · forex

Translations (28)

fr marché des changes (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ka უცხოური ვალუტის გაცვლა (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · th ตลาดเงินตราต่างประเทศ (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · hy տարադրամի փոխանակում (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · he מטבע חוץ (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · pt câmbio (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · tr uluslararası döviz piyasası (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · fi valuutanvaihto (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ko 외환 시장 (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ru обме́н иностра́нной валю́ты (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · lv ārvalstu valūtas tirgus (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ta அன்னியச் செலாவணி (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · es intercambio de divisas (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · de Devisenmarkt (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · id pasar valuta asing (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · fr forex (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · cs devizový trh (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ja 外国為替 (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ro schimb de valută (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ar سوق صرف العملات (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · tl palitang panlabas (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · cmn 外匯 /外汇 (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · bg чужда валута (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · km ប្ដូរប្រាក់បរទេស (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ro schimb de devize (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ms pasaran pertukaran asing (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · pl wymiana walut (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) · ro schimb valutar (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country)