Definition of Exchange in English :

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Exchange meaning in English

Meaning of Exchange in English

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Exchange

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Noun

1. exchange

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

2. exchange

a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

Example Sentences:
'they had a bitter exchange'

3. exchange, interchange

the act of changing one thing for another thing

Example Sentences:
'Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience'
'there was an interchange of prisoners'

4. exchange

the act of giving something in return for something received

Example Sentences:
'deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable'

5. central, exchange, telephone exchange

a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

6. exchange

a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

7. exchange, rally

(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

Example Sentences:
'after a short rally Connors won the point'

8. exchange, interchange

reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)

Example Sentences:
'he earns his living from the interchange of currency'

9. commutation, exchange, substitution

the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

Example Sentences:
'he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help'

10. exchange

(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop

Example Sentences:
'black lost the exchange'

11. exchange

(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value

Example Sentences:
'the endgame began after the exchange of queens'

Verb

12. change, exchange, interchange

give to, and receive from, one another

Example Sentences:
'Would you change places with me?'
'We have been exchanging letters for a year'

13. change, commute, convert, exchange

exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

Example Sentences:
'Could you convert my dollars into pounds?'
'He changed his name'
'convert centimeters into inches'
'convert holdings into shares'

14. exchange, switch, switch over

change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

15. exchange

hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

Example Sentences:
'exchange prisoners'
'exchange employees between branches of the company'

16. exchange, interchange, replace, substitute

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Example Sentences:
'the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt'
'substitute regular milk with fat-free milk'
'synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning'

17. commute, convert, exchange

exchange a penalty for a less severe one

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Exchange

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verb
1. (transitive)
to give up, part with, or transfer (one thing) for an equivalent
to exchange gifts
to exchange francs for dollars
2. (transitive)
to give and receive (information, ideas, etc); interchange
3. (transitive)
to replace (one thing) with another, esp to replace unsatisfactory goods
4. 
to transfer or hand over (goods) in return for the equivalent value in kind rather than in money; barter; trade
5. (transitive) chess
to capture and surrender (pieces, usually of the same value) in a single sequence of moves
noun
6. 
the act or process of exchanging
7. 
a. 
anything given or received as an equivalent, replacement, or substitute for something else
b. 
(as modifier)
an exchange student
8. 
an argument or quarrel; altercation
the two men had a bitter exchange
9. Also called: telephone exchange
a switching centre in which telephone lines are interconnected
10. 
a. 
a place where securities or commodities are sold, bought, or traded, esp by brokers or merchants
a stock exchange
a corn exchange
b. 
(as modifier)
an exchange broker
11. 
a. 
the system by which commercial debts between parties in different places are settled by commercial documents, esp bills of exchange, instead of by direct payment of money
b. 
the percentage or fee charged for accepting payment in this manner
12. 
a transfer or interchange of sums of money of equivalent value, as between different national currencies or different issues of the same currency
13. (often plural)
the cheques, drafts, bills, etc, exchanged or settled between banks in a clearing house
14. chess
the capture by both players of pieces of equal value, usually on consecutive moves
15.  lose the exchange
16.  win the exchange
17. medicine another word for transfusion (sense 2)
18. physics
a process in which a particle is transferred between two nucleons, such as the transfer of a meson between two nucleons

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Exchange

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verb transitiveWord forms: exˈchanged or exˈchanging
1. 
a. 
to give, hand over, or transfer (for another thing in return)
b. 
to receive or give another thing for (something returned)
2. 
to give and receive (equivalent or similar things); interchange
to exchange gifts
3. 
to give up for a substitute or alternative
to exchange honor for wealth
verb intransitive
4. 
to make an exchange; barter; trade
5.  Finance
to pass in exchange
currency that exchanges at par
noun
6. 
a giving or taking of one thing for another; trade; barter
7. 
a giving to one another of similar things
an exchange of greetings
8. 
the substituting of one thing for another
an exchange of tears for smiles
9. 
a thing given or received in exchange
10. 
a place for exchanging; esp., a place where trade is carried on in securities or commodities by brokers, merchants, etc.
a stock exchange
11.  US
a central office, or a system operated by it, providing telephone communication in a community or in part of a city
12.  Business and Finance
a. 
the payment of debts by negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, without actual transfer of money
b. 
a bill of exchange
c. 
a fee paid for settling accounts or collecting a draft, bill of exchange, etc.
d. 
an exchanging of a sum of money of one country or of a depreciated issue for the equivalent in the money of another country or of a current issue
e. 
exchange rate
f. 
difference in value between currencies
g.  [pl.]
the checks, drafts, etc. presented to a clearinghouse for exchange and settlement
adjective
13. 
exchanged; interchanged
14. 
having to do with an exchange
an exchange broker

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Exchange

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adj.
Of or relating to a reciprocal arrangement between a local and a foreign institution or group: an exchange student; exchange programs for students learning foreign languages.
v. ex·changed, ex·chang·ing, ex·chang·es
v.tr.
1. To give in return for something received; trade: exchange dollars for francs; exchanging labor for room and board.
2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: exchange gifts; exchange ideas.
3. To give up for a substitute: exchange a position in the private sector for a post in government.
4. To turn in for replacement: exchange defective merchandise at a store.
v.intr.
1. To give something in return for something received; make an exchange.
2. To be received in exchange: At that time the British pound exchanged for $2.80.
n.
1. The act or an instance of exchanging: a prisoner exchange; an exchange of greetings.
2. One that is exchanged.
3. A place or network for exchanging things, especially a center where securities or commodities are bought and sold.
4. A telephone exchange.
5.
a. A system of payments using instruments, such as negotiable drafts, instead of money.
b. The fee or percentage charged for participating in such a system of payment.
6. A bill of exchange.
7. A rate of exchange.
8. The amount of difference in the actual value of two or more currencies or between values of the same currency at two or more places.
9. A dialogue: a heated exchange between the two in-laws.

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