merchantry vs swap

merchantry

swap

noun
  • An exchange of two comparable things. 

  • A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream. 

  • 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. 

  • Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory. 

verb
  • To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else). 

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