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exchange rate

American  

noun

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

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.

Etymology

Origin of exchange rate

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Warner generated $8.9 billion in revenue, a 3% decline from the same quarter one year ago, excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“The intervention took the exchange rate quickly lower to as low as 155.05 before two-way price action developed in a fast, volatile market,” Saxo Bank strategists wrote on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The exchange rate doesn't move much at all.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The deal consideration is 3.4 billion in cash and $10.2 billion in Shell shares, considering Shell’s closing price on that day and the exchange rate of British sterling to Canadian dollars.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

For one thing, the exchange rate was bad and the rooms—besides being paid in advance, and with my money—were already rather more than I could afford.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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