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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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   What if two people exchange things at the same time?

   • If two or more people exchange things of a particular kind, they give them to each other at the same time. We exchanged addresses and Christmas cards. [VERB noun] He exchanged a quick smile with her then entered the lift. [VERB noun + with] Exchange is also a noun .

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   What happens when people exchange things?

   • When people exchange things, they give them to each other at the same time. We exchanged addresses. They exchanged glances. If you exchange one thing for another, you give the first thing to someone and they give the second thing to you. She exchanged the jewels for money. Leather goods made in the camp were exchanged for bread and clothing.

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   What does exchange mean?

   • Your vs. You're: How to Use Them Correctly 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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   What is a fair exchange?

   • to pass or be taken in exchange or as an equivalent. The contesting nations arranged for an exchange of prisoners; money in exchange for services. The car was a fair exchange. a place for buying and selling commodities, securities, etc., typically open only to members.

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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. Exchange, which is both a noun and a verb, comes from the Latin ex-, meaning "out" and cambiare, for "change" or "substitute."

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