exchange rate

American  

noun

• exchange rates
  plural

1. the ratio at which a unit of the currency of one country can be exchanged for that of another country.

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exchange rate British  

noun

1. the rate at which the currency unit of one country may be exchanged for that of another

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exchange rate Cultural  

1. The price at which one currency can be purchased with another currency or gold. At any time, for example, one U.S. dollar can purchase a certain number of EU euros or Japanese yen.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• exchange rates
  plural

Etymology

Origin of exchange rate

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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exchange rate

“We’ve got to be messing up the exchange rate or something, right?” the Virginia theater fan recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The MAS uses the exchange rate rather than interest rates as its main policy tool because Singapore’s trade flows dwarf its domestic economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The sum -- equal to more than $1 billion at the exchange rate at the time of the ruling -- led local media to dub it the "divorce of the century".

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

More importantly, from a technical-analysis perspective, should USD/JPY rise further, the exchange rate could move toward 176, its next resistance region.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

The exchange rate is a farce, the price of carrots indefensible, duplicity lives everywhere.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Related Words

• rate of exchange