swop

Barter with another

Swop is a British spelling variant of swap, meaning to exchange one thing for another: We swopped phone numbers.

The two spellings are interchangeable in meaning, though swap dominates in American English and increasingly in British usage as well.

barter

exchange

Mutual giving and receiving

deal · bargaining · reciprocity · quid pro quo · dicker · trader · goods · marketplace · bazaar · flea market

substitute

replacement

What takes another's place

fill-in · proxy · surrogate · back-up · reserve · changeover · rotation · understudy · relief · locum

financial

currency

Medium of exchange

broker · dealer · arbitrage · transaction · futures · options · derivatives · clearinghouse

Opposites
exchange vs. retention

swopkeep

Retain or fortified tower

retain · hold onto · maintain · preserve · hoard

reciprocal exchange vs. one-way transfer

swopgive

To transfer possession

donate · gift · take · receive · bestow

Family

swops

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