rate of exchange
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rate of exchange
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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In the inevitable trade-off between efficiency and performance, that’s a reasonable rate of exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
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
The monetary rate of exchange: ten old pounds for one shekel, which is worth 25 U.S. cents.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our exporters who are to receive payment for their goods in sterling must previously decide on what rate of exchange will make the transaction profitable.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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