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cambio

Cambio is a noun used in several Romance languages, most notably Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. It denotes change, alteration, or replacement, and can refer to a process (el cambio de planes), a result, or a thing that has changed. In finance and everyday language, it also means exchange, especially currency exchange (cambio de divisas).

In Spanish, cambio appears in many expressions: cambio climático (climate change); cambio de moneda (currency exchange);

The term also appears in broader economic and legal language, where it often collocates with modifiers like

cambio
de
marchas
(gear
shift);
cambio
de
guardia
(change
of
the
guard).
It
can
also
signify
a
substitution,
for
example
in
sports
or
theater
(un
cambio).
In
Portuguese,
câmbio
covers
similar
senses
and
is
used
for
currency
exchange
as
well
as
mechanical
gear
transmission
(câmbio).
In
Italian,
cambio
encompasses
change
and
exchange
and
is
used
in
phrases
such
as
tasso
di
cambio
(exchange
rate)
and
ufficio
di
cambio
or
cambio
valuta
for
a
currency-exchange
desk.
tipo
de
cambio
(exchange
rate)
or
mercado
de
câmbio
(foreign
exchange
market).
Across
contexts,
cambio
retains
a
core
sense
of
movement
from
one
state
to
another,
whether
referring
to
money,
gear,
plans,
or
climate.