exchange

/ɪks'ʧeɪndʒ/ verbnoun
8 letters2 syllables21 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS17
VERB
1

Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.

2

Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.

3

Hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent.

“exchange prisoners”

“exchange employees between branches of the company”

4

Give to, and receive from, one another.

5

Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.

6

Exchange a penalty for a less severe one.

NOUN
1

A mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one).

“they had a bitter exchange”

2

A workplace for buying and selling; open only to members.

3

Chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another.

4

(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop.

“black lost the exchange”

5

(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value.

“the endgame began after the exchange of queens”

6

The act of giving something in return for something received.

“deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable”

7

The act of changing one thing for another thing.

“Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience”

8

Reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries).

9

A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication.

10

The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:.

11

(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes.

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