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   Ex·change

   /iksˈCHānj/

   

   noun

   • 1. an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same type or value) in return: "negotiations should eventually lead to an exchange of land for peace" Similar interchangetradetradingtrade-offswappingbartergiving and takingtraffictraffickingbandyingreciprocityarchaic:truck
   • ▪ a visit or visits in which two people or groups from different countries stay with each other or do each other's jobs: "nine colleagues were away on an exchange visit to Germany"
   • ▪ a short conversation; an argument: "there was a heated exchange" Similar conversationdialoguechattalkworddiscussionmeetingconferencedebateargumentaltercationwar of wordsinformal:confabrowbarneyslanging matchformal:confabulationrare:colloquy
   • ▪ the giving of money for its equivalent in the money of another country.
   • ▪ the fee or percentage charged for converting the currency of one country into that of another.
   • ▪ a system or market in which commercial transactions involving currency, shares, commodities, etc., can be carried out within or between countries.
   • ▪ a central office or station of operations providing telephone service: "private branch exchanges to automate internal telephone networks"
   • ▪ a move or short sequence of moves in which both players capture material of comparable value, or particularly the exchange in which one captures a rook in return for a knight or bishop (and is said to win the exchange).
   • ▪ a building or institution used for the trading of a particular commodity or commodities: "the New York Stock Exchange" Similar stock exchangemoney marketbourse

   verb

   • 1. give something and receive something of the same kind in return: "we exchanged addresses"
   • ▪ give or receive one thing in place of another: "we regret that tickets cannot be exchanged"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French eschange (noun), eschangier (verb), based on changer (see change). The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- ‘out, utterly’ (see ex-1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. exchangeability noun
   • 2. exchangeable adjective
   • 3. exchanger noun

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   The meaning of EXCHANGE is the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another : trade. How to use exchange in a sentence.

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   To exchange means to trade one thing for another. If you and your friend both prefer what the other has brought for lunch, you should exchange lunches.

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   Exchange definition: to give up (something) for something else; part with for some equivalent; change for another.. See examples of EXCHANGE used in a sentence.

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   An exchange is an arrangement in which people from two different countries visit each other's country, to strengthen links between them. ...a series of sporting and cultural exchanges with Seoul. [+ with] ...educational exchanges for young people. I'm going to go on an exchange visit to Paris.

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    exchange. noun. /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/. giving and receiving. [countable, uncountable] an act of giving something to someone or doing something for someone and receiving something in return The exchange of prisoners took place this morning.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › exchangeExchange - definition of exchange by The Free Dictionary

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    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.