"forex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔɹˌɛks/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-forex.ogg Forms: forexes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of for(eign) + ex(change). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|foreign|exchange|alt1=for(eign)|alt2=ex(change)}} Blend of for(eign) + ex(change) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} forex (countable and uncountable, plural forexes)
  1. Short for foreign exchange. Wikipedia link: Forex Bank Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: foreign exchange Categories (topical): Finance Translations (short for foreign exchange): 外币兑换 (waibiduihuan) (Chinese Mandarin), 外匯 (Chinese Mandarin), 外汇 (wàihuì) (Chinese Mandarin), forex [masculine] (French), forex [masculine] (Spanish)

Noun [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} forex m (uncountable)
  1. forex Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-forex-es-noun-CBBR1vhW Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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