Swap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an equal exchange

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɑːp/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɒp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɒp/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɑːp/.

Examples

we had no money so we had to live by barter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

barter trade switch swop

Parts of Speech

noun	an equal exchange “we had no money so we had to live by barter”
verb	exchange or give (something) in exchange for
verb	move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

Word Forms

barter	verb	exchange goods without involving money
swap	verb	exchange or give (something) in exchange for
swop	verb	exchange or give (something) in exchange for
trade	verb	exchange or give (something) in exchange for
trade	noun	an equal exchange
swap	noun	an equal exchange
swop	noun	an equal exchange
switch	noun	an event in which one thing is substituted for another
switching	noun	the act of changing one thing or position for another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tauschen

ein gleichberechtigter Austausch

🇫🇷French

échanger

un échange égal

🇪🇸Spanish

intercambio

un intercambio igualitario

🇮🇹Italian

scambio

uno scambio paritario

🇳🇱Dutch

ruil

een gelijkwaardige uitwisseling

🇵🇹Portuguese

trocar

uma troca igual

🇷🇺Russian

менять

равный обмен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदलना

एक समान विनिमय

🇧🇩Bengali

অদলবদল

একটি সমান বিনিময়

🇮🇳Tamil

இடமாற்று

சமமான பரிமாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్పిడి

సమాన మార్పిడి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वॅप

समान विनिमय

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વેપ

સમાન વિનિમય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನಿಮಯ

ಸಮಾನ ವಿನಿಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വാപ്പ്

ഒരു തുല്യ കൈമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵੈਪ

ਇੱਕ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਦਾ ਵਟਾਂਦਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تبادلہ

مساوی تبادلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

交换

平等交换

🇯🇵Japanese

スワップ

等価交換

🇰🇷Korean

교환

평등한 교환

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tráo đổi

sự trao đổi bình đẳng

🇹🇭Thai

แลกเปลี่ยน

การแลกเปลี่ยนที่เท่าเทียมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menukar

pertukaran yang setara

🇵🇭Filipino

magpalit

isang pantay na palitan

🇲🇾Malay

bertukar-tukar

pertukaran yang sama rata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبديل

تبادل متساوي

🇮🇷Persian

مبادله

یک مبادله برابر

🇹🇷Turkish

takas

eşit değişim

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחלִיף

תמורה שווה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'swap'?

The primary meaning of 'swap' is 'an equal exchange'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'swap' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'swap' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'swap' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'swap' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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