rate of exchange
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rate of exchange
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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The result was that many countries found themselves with currencies fixed at an inappropriate rate of exchange to those of other countries.
From Economist • Nov. 8, 2013
The rate of exchange increases throughout gestation as the villi become thinner and increasingly branched.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The monetary rate of exchange: ten old pounds for one shekel, which is worth 25 U.S. cents.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even if the notes are traded at three ostmarks for one deutsche mark, the official rate of exchange for foreigners, East Germans will find their savings slashed by two-thirds overnight.
From Time Magazine Archive
The declaration that such rate of exchange only affects payments to be made into offices of the state.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
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