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swop

  [swop] ,verb (used with object), verb (used without object), swopped, swop⋅ping, noun
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swap

  [swop] ,verb, swapped, swap⋅ping, noun
–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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swop   (swŏp)   
v.   & n.
Chiefly British Variant of swap.
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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Word Origin & History

swap 
c.1300, "to strike, strike the hands together," possibly imitative of the sound of hitting. The sense of "exchange, barter, trade" is first recorded 1594, possibly from the practice of slapping hands together as a sign of agreement in bargaining. The noun in this sense is attested from 1625.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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