Definition of Exchange in English :
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Exchange meaning in English
Meaning of Exchange in English
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Exchange
see synonyms of exchangeNoun
1. exchange
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
2. exchange
a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
Example Sentences:'they had a bitter exchange'
3. exchange, interchange
the act of changing one thing for another thing
Example Sentences:'Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience''there was an interchange of prisoners'
4. exchange
the act of giving something in return for something received
Example Sentences:'deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable'
5. central, exchange, telephone exchange
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
6. exchange
a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
7. exchange, rally
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
Example Sentences:'after a short rally Connors won the point'
8. exchange, interchange
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
Example Sentences:'he earns his living from the interchange of currency'
9. commutation, exchange, substitution
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
Example Sentences:'he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help'
10. exchange
(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
Example Sentences:'black lost the exchange'
11. exchange
(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
Example Sentences:'the endgame began after the exchange of queens'
Verb
12. change, exchange, interchange
give to, and receive from, one another
Example Sentences:'Would you change places with me?''We have been exchanging letters for a year'
13. change, commute, convert, exchange
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
Example Sentences:'Could you convert my dollars into pounds?''He changed his name''convert centimeters into inches''convert holdings into shares'
15. exchange
hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
Example Sentences:'exchange prisoners''exchange employees between branches of the company'
16. exchange, interchange, replace, substitute
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Example Sentences:'the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt''substitute regular milk with fat-free milk''synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Exchange
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Exchange
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Exchange
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