swap

== English == === Alternative forms === swop === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈswɒp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈswɑp/ Rhymes: -ɒp Hyphenation: swap === Etymology 1 === From Middle English swappen (“to swap”), originally meaning "to hurl" or "to strike", the word alludes to striking hands together when making an exchange; probably from Old English *swappian, a secondary form of Old English swāpan (“to swoop”). Cognate with German schwappen (“to slosh, slop”). Compare also Middle English swippen (“to strike, hit”), from Old English swipian (“to scourge, strike, beat, lash”), Old Norse svipa (“to swoop, flash, whip, look after, look around”). More at swipe. ==== Verb ==== swap (third-person singular simple present swaps, present participle swapping, simple past and past participle swapped) (transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else). Synonyms: exchange, switch, trade (transitive, obsolete) To hit, to strike. (transitive, obsolete) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap. (intransitive, obsolete) To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently. ===== Synonyms ===== (exchange or give (something) in exchange for): interchange, switch; See also Thesaurus:switch (hit, strike): bang, knock, tap; See also Thesaurus:hit (beat the air): flap (rush hastily): fly, speed, zoom; See also Thesaurus:rush ===== Hyponyms ===== (exchange or give (something) in exchange for): hot-swap, swap in, swap out ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From the verb swap. First attested in 1620. ==== Noun ==== swap (plural swaps) An exchange of two comparable things. (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream. (computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory. (Cambridge University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University. ===== Synonyms ===== (an exchange of things): barter, quid pro quo, trade ===== Hyponyms ===== (financial derivative): credit default swap; total return swap ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English swap, swappe (“a blow, strike, lash from a whip”), from the verb (see Etymology 1 above). ==== Noun ==== swap (countable and uncountable, plural swaps) (obsolete, UK, dialect) A blow; a stroke. ==== References ==== swap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === WSPA, Spaw, spaw, WAPs, paws, wasp, WASP, APWs, PWAs, waps, AWPs, waps., PAWS, Wasp == Finnish == === Etymology === From English swap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʋɑp/, [ˈs̠ʋɑ̝p] IPA(key): /ˈsʋæp/, [ˈs̠ʋæp] Rhymes: -ɑp === Noun === swap (slang) (finance) swap (financial derivative) Synonym: vaihtosopimus (computing) swap (auxiliary memory) Synonym: heittovaihtomuisti ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verbs: swapata === Further reading === “swap”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English swap. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈswap/ [ˈswap̚] Rhymes: -ap Syllabification: swap === Noun === swap (plural swap-swap) swap an exchange of two comparable things. Synonym: barter (finance) a financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “swap”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 Bunbunan E. J. Hutampea; Soemarso S. R.; Jan Hoesada; Indriani Eko Yulianto; Meity Taqdir Qodratillah; T. B. Gultom (1993), Kamus Keuangan [Dictionary of Finance] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 52: “swap” == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English swap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsfap/, /ˈsɔp/, /ˈswɔp/ Rhymes: -ap, -ɔp Syllabification: swap === Noun === swap m inan (related adjective swapowy) (finance) swap (financial agreement to exchange cashflows) dealer swapu ― swap dealer swap amortyzowany ― amortizing swap swap kredytowy/swap ryzyka kredytowego ― credit default swap swap procentowy/swap stopy procentowej ― interest rate swap swap walutowy ― currency swap ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable, or: === Further reading === “swap”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English swap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswap/ [ˈswap] Rhymes: -ap Syllabification: swap === Noun === swap m (plural swaps) (finance) swap ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “swap”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA