| exchange | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another. |
| ~ chemical phenomenon | any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules). |
| ~ photochemical exchange | an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light). |
| n. (communication) | 2. exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one).; "they had a bitter exchange" |
| ~ conversation | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.. |
| n. (act) | 3. exchange, interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing.; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners" |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ trade-off, tradeoff | an exchange that occurs as a compromise.; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" |
| n. (act) | 4. exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received.; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable" |
| ~ transaction, dealing, dealings | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities).; "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" |
| ~ logrolling | act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. central, exchange, telephone exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication. |
| ~ centrex | (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange. |
| ~ patchboard, plugboard, switchboard | telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords. |
| ~ phone system, telephone system | a communication system that transmits sound between distant points. |
| ~ workplace, work | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. exchange | a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members. |
| ~ commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery. |
| ~ corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold. |
| ~ trading floor, floor | a large room in a exchange where the trading is done.; "he is a floor trader" |
| ~ securities market, stock exchange, stock market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers. |
| ~ workplace, work | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| n. (act) | 7. exchange, rally | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes.; "after a short rally Connors won the point" |
| ~ squash rackets, squash racquets, squash | a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets. |
| ~ badminton | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net. |
| ~ lawn tennis, tennis | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. |
| ~ ping-pong, table tennis | a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball. |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| n. (act) | 8. exchange, interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries).; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ conversion | act of exchanging one type of money or security for another. |
| ~ barter, swap, swop, trade | an equal exchange.; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" |
| ~ foreign exchange | the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place. |
| n. (act) | 9. commutation, exchange, 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" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ replacement, replacing | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another.; "replacing the star will not be easy" |
| ~ subrogation | (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another. |
| ~ weaning, ablactation | the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal. |
| n. (act) | 10. exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop.; "black lost the exchange" |
| ~ capture | the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| n. (act) | 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" |
| ~ capture | the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| v. (possession) | 12. change, exchange, interchange | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| ~ cash, cash in | exchange for cash.; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" |
| ~ ransom, redeem | exchange or buy back for money; under threat. |
| ~ redeem | to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange. |
| ~ stand in, sub, substitute, fill in | be a substitute.; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" |
| ~ swap, swop, switch, trade | exchange or give (something) in exchange for. |
| ~ barter | exchange goods without involving money. |
| ~ trade in, trade | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase.; "trade in an old car for a new one" |
| v. (change) | 13. change, commute, convert, exchange | 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" |
| ~ rectify | convert into direct current.; "rectify alternating current" |
| ~ utilize | convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust). |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital. |
| ~ replace | substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected).; "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" |
| ~ launder | convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones. |
| ~ switch, change, shift | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" |
| ~ break | exchange for smaller units of money.; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" |
| v. (change) | 14. exchange, switch, switch over | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence. |
| ~ change by reversal, reverse, turn | change to the contrary.; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
| v. (social) | 15. exchange | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent.; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company" |
| ~ reassign, transfer | transfer somebody to a different position or location of work. |
| ~ alternate | exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions. |
| v. (possession) | 16. exchange, interchange, replace, 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" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ shift | move and exchange for another.; "shift the date for our class reunion" |
| ~ reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another. |
| ~ truncate | replace a corner by a plane. |
| ~ retool | provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools. |
| ~ subrogate | substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured. |
| v. (change) | 17. commute, convert, exchange | exchange a penalty for a less severe one. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
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