swap

swap

 (swŏp)

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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swap′per n.

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swap

(swɒp) or

swop

vb, swaps, swapping, swapped, swops, swopping or swopped

to trade or exchange (something or someone) for another

n

1. an exchange

2. something that is exchanged

3. (Banking & Finance) finance Also called: swap option or 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]

ˈswapper, ˈswopper n

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swap

(swɒp)

v. swapped, swap•ping,
n. v.t.

1. to trade or barter, as one thing for another.

v.i.

2. to make an exchange.

n.

3. an exchange: He got the radio in a swap.

[1300–50; Middle English swappen to strike, strike hands (in bargaining)]

swap′per, n.

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swap

Past participle: swapped
Gerund: swapping

Imperative

swap

swap

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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

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

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

swap

also swop
verb

Informal. To give up in return for something else:

change, commute, exchange, interchange, shift, substitute, switch, trade.

noun

Informal. The act of exchanging or substituting:

change, commutation, exchange, interchange, shift, substitution, switch, trade, transposition.

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Translations

تَبادُليَتَبَادَلُيَتَبادَل

vyměnit si

bytte

tauschenvertauschenaustauschenTausch

ανταλλάσσω

canjeintercambiarintercambiotruequecambiar

vaihtaa jokin johonkinvaihtokauppavaihtosopimus

échangerpermutationéchangeéchange financier

zamijeniti

skipta á, hafa skipti áskipti

scambiare

交換する

바꾸다

maiņasamainītsamainīties

ruilen

bytteombytteskiftes om å

zamienić

trocar

махнутьменятьобменивать

výmenavymeniť si

zamenjati

byta

แลกเปลี่ยน

değiş tokuş etmek

trao đổi

交换交易物物交换

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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?

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swop,

swap

(swop) – past tense, past participle swopped, ~swapped – verb

to exchange one thing for another. He swopped his ball with another boy for a pistol; They swopped books with each other. ruil يَتَبادَل разменям си trocar vyměnit si tauschen bytte ανταλλάσσωintercambiar vahetama مبادله كردن vaihtaa échanger לְהַחֲלִיף बदलना, अदला-बदली करना mijenjati, trampiti (el)cserél menukarkan skipta á, hafa skipti á scambiare 交換する 교환하다 apsikeisti, iškeisti samainīt; samainīties tukar-menukar ruilenbytte, utveksle, skiftes om å zamieniać, wymieniać (się) مبادله کول trocar a schimba махнуться vymeniť si zamenjati trampiti byta แลกเปลี่ยน değiş tokuş etmek 以物易物 міняти, обмінювати مبادلہ کرنا trao đổi, đổi chác 物物交换

noun

an exchange. a fair swop. ruiling تَبادُل трампа troca výměna der Tausch bytte ανταλλαγήintercambio, canje, trueque vahetus مبادله vaihto échangeהחלפה बदलना zamjena, trampa csere(bere) pertukaran skipti scambio 交換 교환 mainai maiņa pertukaran ruilbytte, utvekslingzamiana مبادله troca schimb обмен výmena zamenjava trampa byte การแลกเปลี่ยน değiş tokuş 交換，交易 обмін مبادلہ sự đánh đổi 交换，交易

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swap

→ يَتَبَادَلُ vyměnit si bytte austauschen ανταλλάσσω intercambiar vaihtaa jokin johonkin échanger zamijeniti scambiare 交換する 바꾸다 ruilen bytte zamienić trocar обменивать byta แลกเปลี่ยน değiş tokuş etmek trao đổi 交换

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