swap

swap  (swp)

v. swapped, swap·ping, swaps

v.intr.

To trade one thing for another.

v.tr.

To exchange (one thing) for another.

n.

1. An exchange of one thing for another.

2. A contract in which two parties agree to exchange periodic interest payments, especially when one payment is at a fixed rate and the other varies according to the performance of a reference rate, such as the prime rate.

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[Middle English swappen, to strike, strike the hands together in closing a bargain.]

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swapper n.

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swap or swop

Verb

[swapping, swapped]

to exchange (something) for something else

Noun

an exchange [originally, to shake hands on a bargain, strike: probably imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swap - an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" barter, swop, trade interchange, exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" horse trade, horse trading - the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)
Verb	1.	swap - exchange or give (something) in exchange for swop, switch, trade exchange, interchange, change - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
	2.	swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" thrash - move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"

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swap or swop

verb exchange, trade, switch, traffic, interchange, barter

Translations

swap [swɔp] n → canje m; trueque m

vt to swap (for) → canjear (por)

swap [swɔp] n → échange m, troc m

vt to swap (for) → échanger (contre), troquer (contre)

swap [swɔp] n → Tausch m

vt to swap (for) → (ein)tauschen (gegen)

swap [swɔp] n → scambio

vt to swap (for) → scambiare (con)

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swap swop