exchange rate
noun
the ratio at which a unit of the currency of one country can be exchanged for that of another country.
exchange rates
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pluralof exchange rate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Investors, politicians and economists said they wanted a world of fiat currencies with floating exchange rates, and they’re getting it good and hard in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
That fair value, which uses factors including the S&P 500, the 10-year yield and exchange rates as inputs, was actually adjusted downward given slowing rates of official — i.e., central bank — purchases.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Novo Nordisk expects operating profit to decline by between 4% and 12% at constant exchange rates in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Half-year sales dipped three percent to 7.2 billion euros on a reported basis but once currency exchange rates and changes to the business are stripped out they edged one percent higher.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
She offered to buy it for four thousand North Korean won, which was worth about four dollars at black-market exchange rates.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
