foreign exchange

n. Abbr. FX

1. Transaction of international monetary business, as between governments or businesses of different countries.

2. Negotiable bills drawn in one country to be paid in another country.

foreign exchange

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the system by which one currency is converted into another, enabling international transactions to take place without the physical transportation of gold

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) foreign bills and currencies

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Noun

foreign exchange - the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place

interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

Translations

foreign exchange n → cambio di valuta; (currency) → valuta estera
foreign exchange market → mercato dei cambi

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SHANGHAI: China s foreign exchange regulator said it had raised the limits on securities investment by foreign institutions to one billion dollars from 800 million dollars starting Monday.

China raises foreign fund limits to one bln dlrs by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)

China's foreign exchange regulator said it had raised the limits on securities investment by foreign institutions to one billion dollars from 800 million dollars starting Monday.

China raises foreign fund limits to one bln dlrs by AFP / AFP Global Edition

China's foreign exchange regulator said it had raised the limits on securities investment by foreign institutions to one billion dollars from 800 million dollars starting Monday.

China raises foreign fund limits to $1 bln by AFP / AFP Asian Edition