verbWord forms: swaps, swapping, swapped, swops, swopping or swopped
1.
to trade or exchange (something or someone) for another
noun
2.
an exchange
3.
something that is exchanged
4. Also called: swap option, swaption finance
a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts, often exchanging fixed-interest-rate for floating-rate debts (debt swap), either as a means of managing debt or in trading (swap trading)
Derived forms
swapper (ˈswapper) or swopper (ˈswopper)
noun
Word origin
C14 (in the sense: to shake hands on a bargain, strike): probably of imitative origin
Examples of 'swapped' in a sentence
swapped
And he had, with an effectiveness which won him a chestful of medals before he swapped the Legion for a more lucrative living.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT (2001)
Your ego is swapped for the chance of winning a medal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When she swapped netball for athletics at 15, her work ethic intensified.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He then swapped money between accounts to cover his tracks.
The Sun (2009)
We swapped phone numbers and talked about a get-together with our families.
The Sun (2012)
They hit it off and were laughing and flirting and then swapped numbers.
The Sun (2012)
Distinction has been swapped for pragmatism and affordability.
The Times Literary Supplement (2018)
Anecdotes are swapped, performers constantly analysed and evaluated.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is a hotel that has lost its self-esteem, swapped class for glitz.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We swapped numbers and texted for a while before he finally asked me out.