exchange
[ iks-cheynj ]
/ ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /
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
Words nearby exchange
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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for exchanger
During the course of the unprofitable labour of waiting till he had found an exchanger who wanted coals, he might have perished.
Knowledge is Power:|Charles KnightHe cannot exist, except as a beggar, unless he puts himself in the condition to become an exchanger.
Knowledge is Power:|Charles KnightThe rates of exchange of foreign coins were fixed by proclamation, and the office of exchanger limited to a particular place.
The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896|William Arthur Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for exchanger (1 of 2)
exchanger
/ (ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə) /
noun
a person or thing that exchanges
British Dictionary definitions for exchanger (2 of 2)
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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Medicine definitions for exchanger
exchange
[ ĭks-chānj′ ]
v.
To substitute one thing for another.
n.
The act of substituting one thing for another.
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Idioms and Phrases with exchanger
exchange
see in exchange.
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