home swapping

plural home swappings

1. countableuncountableSynonym of home exchange.

   House swapping became such an integral part of our lives that we persuaded friends and family to try it.

   2025 September 22, Freda Moon, “Tahiti on the Cheap”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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   The once niche and informal practice of home swapping, popularised by the 2006 romcom The Holiday, had an estimated 2mn-3mn travellers participating through online platforms last year, according to HomeExchange, which claims to own about 80 per cent of the market.

   2026 June 13, Tara Loader Wilkinson, “Welcome to the $5mn-plus house swap”, in FT Weekend (House & Home section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10

   Synonyms: home exchange