Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
swap — swap … Dictionnaire des rimes
SWAP — (finance) Le swap (de l anglais to swap : échanger) ou l échange financier (J.O. du 31 janvier 1990) est un produit dérivé financier. Il s agit d un contrat d échange de flux financiers entre deux parties, qui sont généralement des banques… … Wikipédia en Français
swap — [ swap ] n. m. • 1963; mot angl. « troc, échange » ♦ Anglic. Fin. Accord de crédit réciproque. ⇒ report. Accord de swap entre banques. Recomm. offic. crédit croisé, échange financier. ● swap nom masculin (anglais swap, de to swap, troquer)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
swap — / swäp/ n 1: an exchange of securities 2: a derivative contract in which two parties (as corporations) agree to exchange rates esp. relating to debt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Swap — 〈[swɔ̣p] m. 6; Bankw.〉 1. Differenz zw. Kassa u. Terminkurs 2. Tauschhandel [engl., „Tausch“] * * * Swap [swɔp], der; s, s [zu engl. to swap = (aus)tauschen] (Bankw., Börsenw.): 1. Austausch bestimmter Rechte, Pflichten o. Ä. 2. Differenz… … Universal-Lexikon
Swap — Swap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swapping}.] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. {Swap} a blow, {Swap}, v. i.] [Written also {swop}.] 1. To strike; with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swap — Swap, n. [Cf. G. schwapp, n., a slap, swap, schwapp, schwapps, interj., slap! smack! and E. swap, v.t.] 1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An exchange; a barter. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swap — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS fin. 1. nel linguaggio di borsa, credito reciproco a breve termine (tre sei mesi rinnovabili) fra le banche centrali dei paesi aderenti al Fondo Monetario Internazionale: accordi di swap; anche in funz. agg.inv … Dizionario italiano
Swap — Swap, v. i. [Cf. {Swap}, v. t.] 1. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. C. Richardson (Dict.). [1913 Webster] All suddenly she swapt adown to ground. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swap — Swap, adv. [See {Swap}, n.] Hastily. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swap — [svɔp] der; s, s <aus engl. swap »Tausch« zu to swap »(aus)tauschen«>: 1. Austausch bestimmter Rechte, Pflichten o. Ä. 2. Differenz zwischen dem Kassakurs u. dem Terminkurs (Bankw.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
