exchange
to give up (something) for something else; part with for some equivalent; change for another.
to replace (returned merchandise) with an equivalent or something else: Most stores will allow the purchaser to exchange goods.
to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to exchange blows; to exchange gifts.
to part with in return for some equivalent; transfer for a recompense; barter: to exchange goods with foreign countries.
Chess. to capture (an enemy piece) in return for a capture by the opponent generally of pieces of equal value.
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.
the act, process, or an instance of exchanging: The contesting nations arranged for an exchange of prisoners; money in exchange for services.
something that is given or received in exchange or substitution for something else: The car was a fair exchange.
a place for buying and selling commodities, securities, etc., typically open only to members.
a central office or central station: a telephone exchange.
the method or system by which debits and credits in different places are settled without the actual transfer of money, by means of bills of exchange representing money values.
the discharge of obligations in different places by the transfer of credits.
the amount or percentage charged for exchanging money, collecting a draft, etc.
the reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money, as in the currencies of two different countries.
the giving or receiving of a sum of money in one place for a bill ordering the payment of an equivalent sum in another.
the amount of the difference in value between two or more currencies, or between the values of the same currency at two or more places.
the checks, drafts, etc., exchanged at a clearinghouse.
Chess. a reciprocal capture of pieces of equivalent value by opponents in a single series of moves.
Origin of exchange
1Other words for exchange
Other words from exchange
- ex·chang·er, noun
- pre·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, adjective
Words Nearby exchange
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How to use exchange in a sentence
This meant Ryan would donate a kidney to someone else whom he matched with and in exchange Paul would receive a kidney from a matching donor.
A Welcome Lifeline | Washington Regional Transplant Community | September 17, 2020 | Washington BladeDemocrats seized on an exchange between the president and Wade Crowfoot, California's secretary for natural resources.
Since March when the ban on cryptocurrencies was revoked, bitcoin accounted for 20% of the total traded volumes on WazirX, one of the popular cryptocurrency exchanges in India.
Bitcoin is still a clear favourite among India’s crypto investors | Prathamesh Mulye | September 15, 2020 | QuartzA promise that you have a product or a service that people will pay money for, that you have a plan to reach as many of those people as possible, and that in exchange for lots of money, you will bust your butt to reach them.
‘How I Built This’ host Guy Raz on insights from some of the world’s most famous entrepreneurs | Rachel King | September 15, 2020 | FortuneThe agency has yet to determine exactly how it will retrieve the sample, but the exchange would be expected to happen “in place” on the moon itself—meaning any participating company is only obligated to figure out how to get to the moon.
NASA will pay for moon rocks excavated by private companies | Neel Patel | September 10, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
In an email exchange a friend said many had repeated this same succinct review but they could never elaborate.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist | Judnick Mayard | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive | Ayaan Hirsi Ali | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTGift cards are sold at kiosks in shopping malls or even websites that catering to this exchange market.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGross and an unnamed American intelligence agent were freed Wednesday in exchange for three Cuban spies.
In just a few hours on Tuesday, the dollar exchange rate collapsed from 64 to 80 rubles before climbing back to about 68.
It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinTatham says, "Even the tavern keepers were compelled to exchange a dinner for a few pounds of tobacco."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The Berlin exchange, while war was as yet only a dreaded possibility, rose from 20 m. 50 pf.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsAs already indicated, money may be said to circulate only when it passes in exchange for goods.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsHe would not want to exchange his splendid father for all the glory and magnificence of the king's court.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. Pike
British Dictionary definitions for exchange
/ (ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ) /
(tr) to give up, part with, or transfer (one thing) for an equivalent: to exchange gifts; to exchange francs for dollars
(tr) to give and receive (information, ideas, etc); interchange
(tr) to replace (one thing) with another, esp to replace unsatisfactory goods
to transfer or hand over (goods) in return for the equivalent value in kind rather than in money; barter; trade
(tr) chess to capture and surrender (pieces, usually of the same value) in a single sequence of moves
the act or process of exchanging
anything given or received as an equivalent, replacement, or substitute for something else
(as modifier): an exchange student
an argument or quarrel; altercation: the two men had a bitter exchange
Also called: telephone exchange a switching centre in which telephone lines are interconnected
a place where securities or commodities are sold, bought, or traded, esp by brokers or merchants: a stock exchange; a corn exchange
(as modifier): an exchange broker
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
the percentage or fee charged for accepting payment in this manner
a transfer or interchange of sums of money of equivalent value, as between different national currencies or different issues of the same currency
(often plural) the cheques, drafts, bills, etc, exchanged or settled between banks in a clearing house
chess the capture by both players of pieces of equal value, usually on consecutive moves
lose the exchange chess to lose a rook in return for a bishop or knight
win the exchange chess to win a rook in return for a bishop or knight
med another word for transfusion (def. 2)
physics a process in which a particle is transferred between two nucleons, such as the transfer of a meson between two nucleons
Origin of exchange
1- See also bill of exchange, exchange rate, foreign exchange, labour exchange
Derived forms of exchange
- exchangeable, adjective
- exchangeability, noun
- exchangeably, adverb
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Other Idioms and Phrases with exchange
see in exchange.
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