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swap

[ swop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, swapped, swap·ping.

to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another:
He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
to substitute (one thing) for another (sometimes followed by in ):
Swap in red wine for white, since powerful nutrients are in the red grape's skin.
to replace (one thing) with another (sometimes followed by out ):
To cut down on fat, swap cream for milk.

verb (used without object)

, swapped, swap·ping.

to make an exchange.

noun

an exchange:
He got the radio in a swap.

swap

/ swɒp /

verb

to trade or exchange (something or someone) for another

noun

an exchange
something that is exchanged
Also calledswap optionswaption finance 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 )

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Derived Forms

ˈswapper, noun

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Other Words From

swapper noun
un·swapped adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swap¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English swappen “to strike, strike hands (in bargaining)”; cognate with dialectal German schwappen “to clap, box (the ears)”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of swap¹

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

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