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swap
[ swop ]
verb (used with object)
- to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another:
He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- to substitute (one thing) for another (sometimes followed by in ):
Swap in red wine for white, since powerful nutrients are in the red grape's skin.
- to replace (one thing) with another (sometimes followed by out ):
To cut down on fat, swap cream for milk.
verb (used without object)
- to make an exchange.
noun
- an exchange:
He got the radio in a swap.
swap
/ ²õ·ÉÉ’±è /
verb
- to trade or exchange (something or someone) for another
noun
- an exchange
- something that is exchanged
- Also calledswap optionswaption finance a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts, often exchanging fixed interest-rate for floating-rate debts ( debt swap ), either as a means of managing debt or in trading ( swap trading )
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ·É²¹±è±è±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ·É²¹±èp±ð°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ·É²¹±è±è±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of swap1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of swap1
Example Sentences
She started swapping her medication for street valium.
She later found out that back in the 1950s, she had been swapped at birth for another baby in a busy NHS maternity ward.
Between Zoom happy hours and “Stardew Valley†sessions, I folded cold coffee into brownie batter, added matcha to white cake, swapped butter for oil just to see what would happen.
This isn't like the jump from the Wii to the confusingly named Wii U, swapping motion controllers for a tablet that looked dated even back when the console released.
Craft and book swaps will also be on offer.
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