To exchange means to trade one thing for another. If you and your friend both prefer what the other has brought for lunch, you should exchange lunches.
The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent;
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
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"
Noun
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
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"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"
Noun
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
Noun
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
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
Verb
change over, change around, or switch over
Verb
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"
Verb
exchange a penalty for a less severe one
Verb
give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
Verb
hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
n.
The act of giving or taking one thing in return for
another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle
for grain.
n.
The act of substituting one thing in the place of
another; as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a sword,
and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; as,
an exchange of civilities or views.
n.
The thing given or received in return; esp., a
publication exchanged for another.
n.
The process of setting accounts or debts between parties
residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of
money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These
may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they
are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the
same country, in which case they are called inland bills. The term bill
of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell
exchange.
n.
A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in
consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in
quantity, as fee simple for fee simple.
n.
The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a
city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often
contracted to 'Change.
n.
To part with give, or transfer to another in
consideration of something received as an equivalent; -- usually
followed by for before the thing received.
n.
To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or
resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with);
as, to exchange a palace for cell.
n.
To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same
kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to
exchange houses or hats.
v. i.
To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in
exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes.
Exchange
Exchange
Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparking pebble or a diamond.2.
And death for life exchanged foolishly.
To shift his being Is to exchange one misery with another.3.
Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet.
Exchange
The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent;
To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; -- usually followed by for before the thing received.
To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange;
Usage Examples
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge an argument an exchange of ignorance.
I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange.
Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials.
I'm a mirror. If you're cool with me, I'm cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you don't like what you see, then you've done something. If I'm standoffish, that's because you are.
If you meet a girl, you meet a girl. It's normal, so if you exchange numbers, whatevs, it's cool.
It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in exchange for something after death. Even corporations with their reward systems don't try to make it posthumous.
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
It's clear that people are going to download media files, and they're going to talk to each other, and they're going to exchange information and knowledge and so forth. So this system logic is basically what you bounce off of.
A number of scientists with greatly different backgrounds can come up with completely different assessments. The discussions or controversies are endless. Once a year, we try to bring the most important discoverers together to exchange their experiences and knowledge.
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Other Usage ExamplesI sat with him for three hours and we did not exchange a single word. At the end he handed me, as he had done before, an envelope with money in it. It would have been much nicer if he had enclosed a greeting or a loving word. I would have been so pleased if he had.
A society that has made 'nostalgia' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today.
I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.
I did not become successful in my work through embracing or engaging in celebrity culture. I never signed away my privacy in exchange for success.
Find the human in the technology. The currency marketers trade in has not changed even if the methods have. Emotion is what we exchange.
I think any new technology that helps connect and create social cohesion is great. But at the end of the day, you and I are analog creatures. We have to take 'oohs and aahs' and convert them to 0s and 1s and then convert them back to 'oohs and aahs.' Narratives that work in social networks are the exchange of stories that are told well.
From coast to coast, the FBI and Securities and Exchange Commission have ensnared people not only at hedge funds, but at technology and pharmaceutical companies, consulting and law firms, government agencies, and even a major stock exchange.
Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.
Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.