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exchange
(/I/ks'/tS//eI/n/dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another(noun.phenomenon)
    source: wordnet30
  • a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)(noun.communication)
    Example:
    They had a bitter exchange.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of changing one thing for another thing(noun.act)
    Example:
    Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience.
    Synonym:
    interchange
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of giving something in return for something received(noun.act)
    Example:
    Deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable.
    source: wordnet30
  • a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    central, telephone exchange
    source: wordnet30
  • a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    rally
    source: wordnet30
  • reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    commutation, substitution
    source: wordnet30
  • (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop(noun.act)
    Example:
    Black lost the exchange.
    source: wordnet30
  • (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value(noun.act)
    Example:
    The endgame began after the exchange of queens.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • give to, and receive from, one another(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    change, interchange
    source: wordnet30
  • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    change, commute, convert
    source: wordnet30
  • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    switch, switch over
    source: wordnet30
  • hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent(verb.social)
    Example:
    Exchange prisoners.
    Exchange employees between branches of the company.
    source: wordnet30
  • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    interchange, replace, substitute
    source: wordnet30
  • exchange a penalty for a less severe one(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    commute, convert
    source: wordnet30
  • To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; -- usually followed by for before the thing received.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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