swap

swap
I UK [swɒp] / US [swɑp] verb
Word forms "swap":
present tense I/you/we/they swap he/she/it swaps present participle swapping past tense swapped past participle swapped
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1) [intransitive/transitive] to give something to someone in exchange for something else

Do you want to swap seats?

swap with someone:

If you like this one better, I'll swap with you.

swap something with someone:

Members are encouraged to swap books with each other.

a) [transitive] to replace one thing with another
swap something for something:

We swapped the worn-out tyre for a brand new one.

b) [intransitive/transitive] if two people swap jobs, activities, or positions, each person does what the other person was doing
swap something with someone:

Managers will swap jobs with sales staff for a day.

swap over:

Let's swap over: I'll drive and you can navigate.

swap someone/something over/around:

Drew called a team meeting and said he was going to swap us two over.

2) [transitive] if people swap stories, ideas etc, they tell each other about their experiences or ideas

After dinner, they sat around swapping stories about their travels.

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II UK [swɒp] / US [swɑp] noun [singular]
Word forms "swap":
singular swap plural swaps informal
a) the process of giving one thing in exchange for another

The hostages were released as part of a swap for two spies.

b) [countable] something that you get in exchange for something else

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  • SWAP — (finance) Le swap (de l anglais to swap : échanger) ou l échange financier (J.O. du 31 janvier 1990) est un produit dérivé financier. Il s agit d un contrat d échange de flux financiers entre deux parties, qui sont généralement des banques… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • swap — [ swap ] n. m. • 1963; mot angl. « troc, échange » ♦ Anglic. Fin. Accord de crédit réciproque. ⇒ report. Accord de swap entre banques. Recomm. offic. crédit croisé, échange financier. ● swap nom masculin (anglais swap, de to swap, troquer)… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • swap — / swäp/ n 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. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Swap — 〈[swɔ̣p] m. 6; Bankw.〉 1. Differenz zw. Kassa u. Terminkurs 2. Tauschhandel [engl., „Tausch“] * * * Swap [swɔp], der; s, s [zu engl. to swap = (aus)tauschen] (Bankw., Börsenw.): 1. Austausch bestimmter Rechte, Pflichten o. Ä. 2. Differenz… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Swap — Swap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swapping}.] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. {Swap} a blow, {Swap}, v. i.] [Written also {swop}.] 1. To strike; with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swap — Swap, n. [Cf. G. schwapp, n., a slap, swap, schwapp, schwapps, interj., slap! smack! and E. swap, v.t.] 1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An exchange; a barter. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swap — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS fin. 1. nel linguaggio di borsa, credito reciproco a breve termine (tre sei mesi rinnovabili) fra le banche centrali dei paesi aderenti al Fondo Monetario Internazionale: accordi di swap; anche in funz. agg.inv …   Dizionario italiano

  • Swap — Swap, v. i. [Cf. {Swap}, v. t.] 1. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. C. Richardson (Dict.). [1913 Webster] All suddenly she swapt adown to ground. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swap — Swap, adv. [See {Swap}, n.] Hastily. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swap — [svɔp] der; s, s <aus engl. swap »Tausch« zu to swap »(aus)tauschen«>: 1. Austausch bestimmter Rechte, Pflichten o. Ä. 2. Differenz zwischen dem Kassakurs u. dem Terminkurs (Bankw.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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