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Quick definitions from WordNet (exchange)
▸ noun: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value ("The endgame began after the exchange of queens")
▸ noun: (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop ("Black lost the exchange")
▸ noun: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries
▸ noun: the act of giving something in return for something received ("Deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable")
▸ noun: the act of changing one thing for another thing ("Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience")
▸ noun: a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
▸ noun: a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) ("They had a bitter exchange")
▸ noun: chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
▸ noun: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another
▸ noun: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
▸ noun: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
▸ verb: give to, and receive from, one another
▸ verb: hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent ("Exchange prisoners")
▸ verb: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
▸ verb: change over, change around, or switch over
▸ verb: exchange a penalty for a less severe one
▸ Also see exchanging
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to exchange
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▸ Idioms related to exchange (New!)
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▸ noun: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value ("The endgame began after the exchange of queens")
▸ noun: (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop ("Black lost the exchange")
▸ noun: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries
▸ noun: the act of giving something in return for something received ("Deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable")
▸ noun: the act of changing one thing for another thing ("Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience")
▸ noun: a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
▸ noun: a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) ("They had a bitter exchange")
▸ noun: chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
▸ noun: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another
▸ noun: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
▸ noun: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
▸ verb: give to, and receive from, one another
▸ verb: hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent ("Exchange prisoners")
▸ verb: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
▸ verb: change over, change around, or switch over
▸ verb: exchange a penalty for a less severe one
▸ Also see exchanging
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to exchange
▸ Usage examples for exchange
▸ Idioms related to exchange (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing exchange
▸ Words that often appear near exchange
▸ Rhymes of exchange
▸ Invented words related to exchange