rate of exchange
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rate of exchange
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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The result was that many countries found themselves with currencies fixed at an inappropriate rate of exchange to those of other countries.
From Economist • Nov. 8, 2013
The rate of exchange increases throughout gestation as the villi become thinner and increasingly branched.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
There is widespread corruption in the bazaars because of the rapid growth of the black market, which now pays at least ten times the official rate of exchange for foreign currency.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the official rate of exchange, this check at that time would have purchaised 60 shares of stock.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1873-74, before the great fall in silver commenced, the amount remitted was �13,285,678, which, at the rate of exchange of 1 rupee = 1s. 10.35d., meant 142,657,000 rupees.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
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