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| swap [ swop ] or swop [ swop ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle swapped, present participle swap·ping, 3rd person present singular swaps) (past and past participle swopped, present participle swop·ping, 3rd person present singular swops) |
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trade something: to trade or exchange somebody or something for somebody or something else
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informal
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  Let's swap seats so I can sit next to Louise
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noun (plural swaps) (plural swops) |
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1. exchange: a trade or exchange
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informal
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2. somebody or something exchanged: somebody or something that is traded or exchanged for somebody or something else
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informal
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3. finance contract: a contract in which the parties exchange liabilities on outstanding debts, either as a means of managing debt or in the business of trading
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| [14th century. Probably an imitation of the sound of hands striking together (to seal an agreement)] |
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| swap·pa·ble adjective |
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