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exchange

(Encyclopedia) exchange, mutual transfer of goods, money, services, or their equivalents; also the marketplace where such transfer occurs, such as a stock exchange or a commodity exchange (see…

John Donne: Love's Exchange

Love's ExchangeLove, any devil else but you Would for a given soul give something too. At court your fellows every day Give th' art of rhyming, huntsmanship, or play, For them which were…

Brewer's: Stock Exchange Slang

See each article: Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Stock, Lock, and BarrelStock A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

International Finance: About Foreign Exchange

About Foreign ExchangeInternational FinanceIntroductionAbout Foreign ExchangeEffect on Imports, Exports, and GDPTrade Deficits: Bad or Good?The International Monetary SystemThe Dollar and the U.S.…

How Do Currency Exchanges Work?

How Do I Exchange Currencies? If you ever travel overseas you will want to exchange some of your money for foreign currency. Or be ready to pay for a bill that is listed in something other than US…

foreign exchange

(Encyclopedia) foreign exchange, methods and instruments used to adjust the payment of debts between two nations that employ different currency systems. A nation's balance of payments has an…

stock exchange

(Encyclopedia) stock exchange, organized market for the trading of stocks and bonds (see bond; stock). Such markets were originally open to all, but at present only members of the owning association…

bourse

(Encyclopedia) boursebourseb&oobreve;rs [key], term applied to a European stock exchange. The first international bourse was established in Antwerp in the 16th cent. The Paris bourse, dating from…

barter

(Encyclopedia) barter: see exchange.