Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

Dictionary search results

Showing 1-50 of 79 results

exchange British & World English

an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return

base exchange (abbreviation: BX) British & World English

a nonprofit store for the purchase of personal items, clothing, refreshments, etc., at a naval or air force base

corn exchange British & World English

(in the UK) a building where corn is or was traded, typically a hall now converted for other public use

exchange rate (also rate of exchange) British & World English

the value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another

ion exchange British & World English

the exchange of ions of the same charge between an insoluble solid and a solution in contact with it, used in water-softening and other purification and separation processes

part exchange British & World English

a method of buying something in which one gives an article that one owns as part of the payment for another, more expensive, article

post exchange British & World English

a shop at a US military camp, selling food, clothing, and other items

Baltic Exchange British & World English

an association of companies, based in London, whose members are engaged in numerous international trading activities, especially the chartering of vessels to carry cargo

labour exchange British & World English

former term for jobcentre.

stock exchange British & World English

a market in which securities are bought and sold

exchange contracts in exchange British & World English

(of a buyer) sign a legal contract with the vendor of a property or piece of land, making the purchase legally binding and enforceable

exchange control British & World English

a governmental restriction on the movement of currency between countries

foreign exchange British & World English

an institution or system for dealing in the currencies of other countries

telephone exchange British & World English

a set of equipment that connects telephone lines during a call

bill of exchange British & World English

a written order to a person requiring them to make a specified payment to the signatory or to a named payee; a promissory note

exchange transfusion British & World English

the simultaneous removal of a patient’s blood and replacement by donated blood, used in treating serious conditions such as haemolytic disease of the newborn

Exchange Rate Mechanism (abbreviation: ERM) British & World English

an arrangement within the European Monetary System that allows the value of participating currencies to fluctuate to a defined degree in relation to each other so as to control exchange rates. Each currency is given a rate of exchange with the euro, from which it is allowed to fluctuate by no more than a specified amount; if it moves beyond this the government in question must alter its economic policies or reset the currency’s rate with the euro

the stock exchange in stock exchange British & World English

the level of prices in a particular stock exchange

rate of exchange in exchange rate (also rate of exchange) British & World English

the value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another

par of exchange in par1 British & World English

the recognized value of one country’s currency in terms of another’s

exchange English-French

échange m

exchange English-German

tauschen

exchange English-Italian

scambio m

exchange1 English-Spanish

intercambio

exchange2 English-Spanish

intercambiar(se)

part exchange English-German

accept sth. in part exchange for sth.

exchange rate English-Italian

tasso m di cambio

part exchange English-Italian

take in part exchange

part exchange English-Spanish

in part exchange

stock exchange English-French

the stock exchange

labour exchange English-Italian

ufficio m di collocamento

stock exchange English-Spanish

bolsa f (de valores), Bolsa

exchange control English-Italian

controllo m dei cambi

foreign exchange English-Italian

valuta f estera

employment exchange English-Italian

agenzia f di collocamento

Exchange Rate Mechanism English-French

système m monétaire européen