swap
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2.6
- noun
- /swɑp/
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intercambio
- -Oh, you run the swap meet now.
- swap agreement
- debt swap
- equity swap
I'm looking for better swaps for snacks.
- I'm looking for better swaps for snacks.
- Do you have any healthier swaps or recipes you recommend?
- We went to LBI Book Swap, which it was so freaking cute in there.
- Which food swaps can you try to feed those good bacteria?
- But like that simple swap asking a brain what's good.
- They broke in banks, they broke in swap meets, they broke in stores.
Examples
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Seems a fair swap.
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After discussing their needs, they agreed on a swap of goods at the market.
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And so we have this swap between the two.
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The attention around this whole swap, seat swap was, was massive.
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I sold most of it at the local swap meet; this was yesterday.
Fiction book (2001) -
Could we do a jersey swap?
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This one I got at a clothes swap at Lena's house.
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I'll take her to the swap meet, Fox Hills Mall, get her whatever she needs.
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Do you have any healthier swaps or recipes you recommend?
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Despite the limitations of debt-for-nature swaps, they can be very useful and creative.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
Buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between businesses and people
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4.2
Changing money or assets from one type to another
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3.5
An exchange of goods or services directly for other goods without using money
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7.6
The act of replacing one thing with another
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7.3
Changing the order or position of things, for example swapping letters
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of the hard drive used as extra memory when computer memory is full
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Swap is the name for an act of 'exchange', especially when two things of similar value are traded. Think of a clothing swap where people trade items — the word simply names that act of giving one thing and getting another.