bureau de change

Money conversion kiosk

A bureau de change is a business that exchanges currencies—you hand over dollars and receive euros, or vice versa.

The French term is used in British English and internationally; Americans typically say currency exchange or money exchange.

You'll find them at airports, train stations, and tourist areas: The bureau de change at Heathrow had terrible rates.

tourism

kiosk

Standalone public booth

counterFlat service surface
cashierTill operator
queueOrdered waiting line

airport · tourist · traveler · holiday · vacation · abroad · destination · commission · passport · visitor

transaction

conversion

Act of changing states

buyObtain through payment
sellTransfer for payment
rateMeasured speed or charge

spread · commission · quote · cash · notes · coins · denominations · receipt · fee · buyback

forex

currency

Medium of exchange

forexCurrency trading market
marketVenue for trade
tradingExchanging for value

pair · volatility · liquidity · arbitrage · speculation · hedging · swap · bid · ask · fluctuation

Categories

forexforex, currency trading, bid price, ask price, spot market
changesshift, alter, transformation, modify, transform

Opposites

financial service type

bureau de changecentral bank

National currency management institution

commercial bank · bank branch · investment bank · treasury · savings and loan

currency transaction direction

bureau de changesavings account

Interest-bearing bank holding

vault · safety deposit box · piggy bank

Family

bureau, bureaus, bureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucratic, bureaucratically, change, changes, changed

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G