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Currency exchange

Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples

nounCommon term

In travel & airport english, currency exchange means: Changing money from one currency into another, or the office, booth or counter where you can do this.

In Turkish: döviz bürosu, döviz bozdurma

How it is used

Signs say Currency Exchange, Bureau de Change or simply Exchange. Each office shows a buy rate and a sell rate and may charge commission. Airport exchange offices are convenient, but their rates are often less favourable than in town.

Example sentences

  1. Is there a currency exchange in the arrivals hall?

  2. The currency exchange charges 5% commission, so I'll use a cash machine instead.

Common collocations

  • currency exchange office
  • exchange rate
  • change money
  • bureau de change
  • charge commission
  • duty-freeSold to international travellers without some of the usual taxes, usually in airport shops after passport control; also used for the shops themselves.
  • information deskA counter at an airport, station or large building where staff answer questions and help visitors find their way.
  • arrivalsThe part of an airport or station where passengers come out after their journey and where people wait to meet them.

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