A swap is the exchange of one security or investment for another.

make an exchange: [~ + object] They sat on the bench, swapping lies about the good old days. [~ + object + for + object] I'll swap my orange for your apple. [no object] You like my cookies and I like …

Because of the nature of mathematical expressions, parsing order is important, and swapping order of some child nodes would result in a mathematically different expression.

• The reduction in scrolling and window swapping has made the whole computer feel better and more relaxing to use. • I'm trying to sell my bike, or swap it for a slightly bigger one.

The meaning of SWAP is to give in trade : barter. How to use swap in a sentence.

1. exchange, trade, switch, traffic, interchange, barter, trade off Some hostages were swapped for convicted prisoners. 2. trade, exchange, reciprocate, bandy, pass back and forth They all sat …

Definition of swap verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SWAP definition: to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another. See examples of swap used in a sentence.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun swapping, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Noun [edit] swapping (plural swappings) The act by which something is swapped; an exchange.