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List of meaning for exchange

to trade or swap

exchange(noun)

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

exchange(noun)

a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

"they had a bitter exchange"

exchange, interchange(noun)

the act of changing one thing for another thing

"Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"

exchange(noun)

the act of giving something in return for something received

"deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"

central, telephone exchange, exchange(noun)

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

exchange(noun)

a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

rally, exchange(noun)

(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

"after a short rally Connors won the point"

exchange, interchange(noun)

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

"he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

substitution, exchange, commutation(noun)

the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

exchange(noun)

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

"black lost the exchange"

exchange(verb)

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

"the endgame began after the exchange of queens"

exchange, change, interchange(verb)

give to, and receive from, one another

"Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

change, exchange, commute, convert(verb)

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

"Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"

switch over, switch, exchange(verb)

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

exchange(verb)

hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

"exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

substitute, replace, interchange, exchange(verb)

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

"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"

commute, convert, exchange(verb)

exchange a penalty for a less severe one

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another

exchanges of commemorative pins are common among Olympic athletes

talking or a talk between two or more people

we had a brief exchange with the pastor as we passed him on the way out of church

to give up (something) and take something else in return

I'd like to exchange this sweater for one in a larger size

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