an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return
a nonprofit store for the purchase of personal items, clothing, refreshments, etc., at a naval or air force base
(in the UK) a building where corn is or was traded, typically a hall now converted for other public use
the value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another
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
a method of buying something in which one gives an article that one owns as part of the payment for another, more expensive, article
a shop at a US military camp, selling food, clothing, and other items
an association of companies, based in London, whose members are engaged in numerous international trading activities, especially the chartering of vessels to carry cargo
(of a buyer) sign a legal contract with the vendor of a property or piece of land, making the purchase legally binding and enforceable
a governmental restriction on the movement of currency between countries
an institution or system for dealing in the currencies of other countries
a set of equipment that connects telephone lines during a call
a written order to a person requiring them to make a specified payment to the signatory or to a named payee; a promissory note
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
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 level of prices in a particular stock exchange
the value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another
the recognized value of one country’s currency in terms of another’s