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exchange - 18 definitions

- noun
1. exchange -- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
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2. exchange -- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"
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3. exchange -- the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"
synonyms: interchange
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4. exchange -- the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
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5. central -- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
synonyms: central, telephone exchange
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6. exchange -- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
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7. rally -- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
synonyms: rally
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8. exchange -- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
synonyms: interchange
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9. substitution -- 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
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10. exchange -- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"
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11. exchange -- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
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- verb
12. exchange -- give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
synonyms: change, interchange
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13. change -- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
synonyms: change, commute, convert
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14. switch over -- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
synonyms: switch over, switch
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15. exchange -- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
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16. substitute -- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "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"
synonyms: substitute, replace, interchange
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17. commute -- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
synonyms: commute, convert
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18. exchange, troke -- to give and receive reciprocally
synonyms: troke, commute, exchanged, exchanges, exchanging, excamb, scourse
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