Sentence examples for foreign conversion from inspiring English sources

Nationwide and Thomas Cook both introduced foreign conversion fees for the first time this year.

Most credit and debit cards have a foreign conversion fee of around 2.99% when they are used for purchases, as well as minimum cash withdrawal fees of between £2.50 and £3.

Bank of America also waives the international transaction fee (a.k.a. foreign conversion fee) at member ATMs.

American Express charges a 2percentt foreign currency conversion fee, which a spokeswoman, Judy Tenzer, said was an increase from the 1percentt fee levied until 1999.

3M, whose products include cellphone circuits and Post-it notes, said foreign currency conversion accounted for 6.1 percentage points of its 8.9percentt rise in quarterly sales.

When foreign currency conversion is taken into account, revenue grew 16percentt in the Asia-Pacific region, 7percentt in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, and 7percentt in the Americas.

"It gives us the opportunity to build a larger revenue channel, the ability to make money from foreign revenue conversion," said Simon Pomeroy, director of loyalty at Air New Zealand.

These so-called "foreign currency conversion fees" are generally not listed on customers' bills, sparking complaints from consumers as word has spread about the practice; at least two lawsuits are now working their way through the courts.

United's First USA Visa card, American's Citi AAdvantage card, Northwest's U.S. Bank Visa card and US Airways Bank of Americaa Visa card all charge a 3percentt fee for foreign currency conversion, while Delta's American Express card levies a 2percentt charge.

Their husbands/sons sent remittances, so women were interested in the foreign currency conversion rates and they thought that the ICC could give them correct information.

The cost figures derived from Gálarraga et al. (26) were reported in 2009 US$ after foreign currency conversion using average annual exchange rates and adjustment for inflation using the US consumer price index (CPI) by the authors.