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swap

  [swop] ,verb, swapped, swap⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
–verb (used without object)
2. to make an exchange.
–noun
3. an exchange: He got the radio in a swap.
Also, swop.

Origin:
1300–50; ME swappen to strike, strike hands (in bargaining); c. dial. G schwappen to box (the ears)

Related forms:
swapper, noun
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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.


[Middle English swappen, to strike, strike the hands together in closing a bargain.]
swap'per n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Financial Dictionary

swap

To trade one asset for another. Also called exchange, substitute, switch.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: swap
Pronunciation: 'swäp
Function: noun
1 : an exchange of securities
2 : a derivative contract in which two parties (as corporations) agree to exchange rates esp. relating to debt
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

swapping
swap

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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