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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, swop [swɒp]

vb swaps, swapping, swapped, swops swopping, swopped

to trade or exchange (something or someone) for another

n

1. an exchange

2. something that is exchanged

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance Also called swap option swaption 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)

[C14 (in the sense: to shake hands on a bargain, strike): probably of imitative origin]

swapper , swopper n

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 swop

verb

1. exchange, trade, switch, traffic, interchange, barter, trade off Some hostages were swapped for convicted prisoners.

2. trade, exchange, reciprocate, bandy, pass back and forth They all sat together at a table, laughing and swapping stories.

noun

exchange, trade, switch, interchange, barter, trade-off If she ever fancies a job swap, I could be interested.

Translations

swap [swɒp]

A. N (= exchange) → trueque m, canje m
swaps (when collecting) → duplicados mpl
it's a fair swap → es un trato equitativo

B. VT [+ cars, stamps] → trocar, canjear, intercambiar
will you swap your hat for my jacket? → ¿quieres cambiar tu sombrero por mi chaqueta?
we sat swapping reminiscences → estábamos contando nuestros recuerdos
to swap stories (with sb) → contarse chascarrillos or historietas(con algn)
to swap places (with sb) (lit) → cambiar(se)de sitio con algn
I wouldn't mind swapping places with him! (fig) → ¡ya me gustaría a mí estar en su pellejo!

C. VI → hacer un intercambio
I asked her but she wouldn't swap → se lo pedí pero no quería cambiarse
I wouldn't swap with anyone → no me cambiaría por nadie
do you want to swap? → ¿quieres que cambiemos?

swap around swap over, swap round

A. VT + ADV → cambiar de sitio
I like to swap the furniture around → me gusta cambiar los muebles de sitio

B. VI + ADV → cambiar de sitio

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swap swop [ˈswɒp]

n → échange m, troc m
to do a swap → faire un échange

vt

(= exchange) [+ objects, stories, news] → échanger
to swap sth for sth (= exchange) → échanger qch contre qch, troquer qch contre qch
I would not swap my career for anyone else's → Je n'échangerais pas ma carrière contre celle d'un autre.
to swap places (seats) → changer de place
to swap places with sb (fig) → se mettre à la place de qn

(= replace) → échanger
to swap sth for sth (= replace) → échanger qch contre qch
I swapped my cap for a large black waterproof hat → J'ai échangé ma casquette contre un grand chapeau ciré noir.

vi → échanger
Do you want to swap? → Tu veux échanger?

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swap

n → Tausch m, → Tauschhandel m; swaps (= stamps) → Tauschmarken pl; it’s a fair swap → das ist ein fairer Tausch; to do a swap (with somebody) → (mit jdm) tauschen

vt stamps, cars, houses etc → tauschen; stories, reminiscences, addresses, insults → austauschen; to swap something for something → etw für etw eintauschen; to swap places with somebody → mit jdm tauschen; to swap sides → die Seiten wechseln; I’ll swap you! (inf) → ich tausch mit dir (inf)

vi → tauschen

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swap [swɒp]

1. n (exchange) → scambio

2. vt (cars, stamps) → scambiare
to swap sth for sth else → scambiare qc con qualcos'altro
to swap places with sb → cambiare di posto con qn

3. vi → fare uno scambio

swap over swap round vt + adv to swap sth over or round → cambiare di posto qc
you can swap them over → li puoi cambiare di posto

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swap [swɒp]

1. n (exchange) → scambio

2. vt (cars, stamps) → scambiare
to swap sth for sth else → scambiare qc con qualcos'altro
to swap places with sb → cambiare di posto con qn

3. vi → fare uno scambio

swap over swap round vt + adv to swap sth over or round → cambiare di posto qc
you can swap them over → li puoi cambiare di posto

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swap swop

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