HyperDic: foreign_exchange

English > 1 sense of the expression *foreign exchange*:
NOUN	possession	foreign exchange	the system by which one currency is exchanged for another

English > *foreign exchange*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	The system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place.
Broader	exchange, interchange	reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
Spanish	cambio de divisa, cambio de divisas
Catalan	canvi de divises, canvi