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exchange
[ iks-cheynj ]
/ ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /
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verb (used with object), ex·changed, ex·chang·ing.
verb (used without object), ex·changed, ex·chang·ing.
to make an exchange; engage in bartering, replacing, or substituting one thing for another.
to pass or be taken in exchange or as an equivalent.
noun
OTHER WORDS FOR exchange
10 market.
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Origin of exchange
OTHER WORDS FROM exchange
ex·chang·er, nounpre·ex·change, verb (used with object), pre·ex·changed, pre·ex·chang·ing.re·ex·change, verb, re·ex·changed, re·ex·chang·ing.un·ex·changed, adjectiveWords nearby exchange
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How to use exchange in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for exchange
exchange
/ (ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of exchange
exchangeable, adjectiveexchangeability, nounexchangeably, adverbWord Origin for exchange
C14: from Anglo-French eschaungier, from Vulgar Latin excambiāre (unattested), from Latin cambīre to barter
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Other Idioms and Phrases with exchange
exchange
see in exchange.
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