noun
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange
Common financial term for money denominated in another country's currency. Often appears in compounds such as 外貨預金, 外貨準備, and 外貨建て.
空港で外貨を円に両替した。
I exchanged foreign currency into yen at the airport.
外貨預金には為替
Foreign-currency deposits involve exchange-rate risk.
noun
foreign goods; imported goods
Less common in modern everyday use; 輸入品 or 外国製品 is usually clearer for imported goods. This sense reflects 貨 as 'goods' rather than 'money'.
古い商業資料では、外貨が輸入品を指すことがある。
In old commercial materials, 外貨 can refer to imported goods.