swap
To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
Verb 1 meaning
To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
Noun 4 meanings
An exchange of two comparable things.
A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.
Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
“How much swap do you need?”
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.
Etymology
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”).
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SWAP at a glance
SWAP has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + W 4 + A 1 + P 3) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,735 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with swap
All rhymes- THWAP13
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