Swap

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’p

Alternative forms

• swop

Origin

Uncertain, probably from imitative origin.

Full definition of swap

Noun

1. An exchange of two comparable things.
2. (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
3. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A blow; a stroke.
4. (computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.How much swap do you need?

Derived terms

• credit default swap
• swap meet
• total return swap
• swapsies

Synonyms

• barter
• trade
• quid pro quo

Verb

1. To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
• 1998, Michael Wolf, Religion in the workplace, In an effort to provide more permanent accommodations, employers may offer employees the opportunity either to swap jobs with a colleague or to transfer to a new position.
• 2007, Lloyd Zimpel, A Season of Fire and Ice, Chief watched these goings-on without pleasure, and waved them off in disgust when the smarmiest of the two suggested he might wish to swap that elk's tooth for this jug of fine rye whiskey.
• 2011, Andrew Scott Cooper, The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East, The Shah wanted to swap oil for more arms.
2. (obsolete) To strike, hit.
• 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:and therewith was the knyght and the lady on one side – and suddeynly he swapped of the ladyes hede.
3. (obsolete) To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.
• ChaucerAll suddenly she swapt adown to ground.
4. (obsolete) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.

Derived terms

• swap in, swap out

Synonyms

• (exchange) exchange, trade, switch

Anagrams

• paws
• wasp
• WSPA