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swap lines

swap lines is the plural of swap line.

Meaning of swap line

Noun

swap line (plural swap lines)

  1. A procedure whereby a central bank (usually the United States Federal Reserve) trades money with a foreign bank in one currency in exchange for an equivalent amount of money in the foreign bank's domestic currency, for the purpose of alleviating a currency shortage.
    • [Donald Trump] could determine which countries have access to swap lines, and on what terms. Swap lines are the lifeblood of the entire global financial system. It's hard to imagine a greater source of leverage for the administration.2025 July 31, Leah Downey, “What could a Trump appointee do at the Fed?”, in Financial Times, page 17

Questions about swap lines

What is swap lines the plural of?
Swap lines is the plural of swap line.

Words near swap lines in the dictionary

  1. swap file
  2. swap files
  3. swap horses in midstream
  4. swap in
  5. swap line
  6. swap lines
  7. swap meet
  8. swap meets
  9. swap out
  10. swap outs
  11. swap over

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