/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/► audioScrabble 21Words With Friends 23
Definition
verb give to, and receive from, one another.
— synonyms: change, interchange
verb exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
— synonyms: change, commute, convert
verb change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.
— synonyms: switch_over, switch
verb hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent.
verb put in the place of another.
— synonyms: substitute, replace, interchange
verb exchange a penalty for a less severe one.
— synonyms: commute, convert
noun chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another.
noun a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one).
noun the act of changing one thing for another thing.
— synonyms: interchange
noun the act of giving something in return for something received.
noun a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication.
— synonyms: central, telephone_exchange
noun a workplace for buying and selling.
noun (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes.
— synonyms: rally
noun reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries).
— synonyms: interchange
noun the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help".
— synonyms: substitution, commutation
noun (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop.
noun (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value.
Examples
“All in all, it was an even exchange.”
“The stock exchange is open for trading.”
“NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange.”