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UK
/swˈɒp/
]
[ US /ˈswɑp/ ]
[ US /ˈswɑp/ ]
NOUN
-
an equal exchange
we had no money so we had to live by barter
VERB
- move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
How To Use swap In A Sentence
- But at lunch on the first day we were approached by the helpful Hotel Manager Henri and offered a swap to an overwater bungalow.
- My guess is they were either swapping football stickers or comparing notes on how to look after successful women. The Sun
- Unlike the other swap deals, this deal, called a "swaption," is on a fixed-rate bond. Undefined
- There is an artistic and literary set, some of whom have swapped city life for part-time commuting. Times, Sunday Times
- You can swap the cards for cash but pay 3.50 to redeem each card. Times, Sunday Times
- Next week they will swap places and will repeat the switch weekly.
- She kicked the covers to the foot of the bed, swapped her pillow for another, and nestled as close to the wall as she could.
- The locals will have to stay resolute in the face of the invading British hordes, but it's hard to imagine they would ever be willing to swap chorizo and fino for burgers and beer.
- The latest round of trouble came as BP's billionaire partners in TNK-BP, who operate under the name Alfa Access Renova, sought to block a $16 billion share swap and Arctic exploration deal agreed with Rosneft in January. A Tale of Two Partners
- Now swap the sea for a lake, and watch the picture change. Times, Sunday Times