What does exchange mean?

Definitions for exchange
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒex·change

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word exchange.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. exchangenoun

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

  2. exchangenoun

    a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

    "they had a bitter exchange"

  3. exchange, interchangenoun

    the act of changing one thing for another thing

    "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"

  4. exchangenoun

    the act of giving something in return for something received

    "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"

  5. central, telephone exchange, exchangenoun

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

  6. exchangenoun

    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

  7. rally, exchangenoun

    (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

    "after a short rally Connors won the point"

  8. exchange, interchangenoun

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

    "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

  9. substitution, exchange, commutationnoun

    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"

  10. exchangenoun

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

    "black lost the exchange"

  11. exchangeverb

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

    "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"

  12. exchange, change, interchangeverb

    give to, and receive from, one another

    "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

  13. change, exchange, commute, convertverb

    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"

  14. switch over, switch, exchangeverb

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

  15. exchangeverb

    hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

    "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

  16. substitute, replace, interchange, exchangeverb

    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"

  17. commute, convert, exchangeverb

    exchange a penalty for a less severe one

GCIDE

  1. exchangenoun

    The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business; also, the institution which sets regulations and maintains the physical facilities of such a place; as, the New York Stock Exchange; a commodity exchange. In this sense the word was at one time often contracted to 'change

Wiktionary

  1. exchangenoun

    An act of exchanging or trading.

    All in all, it was an even exchange.

  2. exchangenoun

    A place for conducting trading.

    The stock exchange is open for trading.

  3. exchangenoun

    (telephony, US only?) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).

  4. exchangenoun

    A conversation.

    After an exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.

  5. exchangenoun

    The loss of one piece and associated capture of another

  6. exchangeverb

    To trade or barter.

    I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.

  7. exchangeverb

    To replace with a similar item.

    I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Exchangenoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    And thus they parted with exchange of harms;
    Much blood the monsters lost, and they their arms. Edmund Waller.

    They lend their corn, they make exchanges; they are always ready to serve one another. Addison.

    The world is maintained by intercourse; and the whole course of nature is a great exchange, in which one good turn is, and ought to be, the stated price of another. Robert South, Serm.

    I have bills for money by exchange
    From Florence, and must here deliver them. William Shakespeare.

    He was skilful in the exchange beyond seas, and in all the circumstances and practices thereof. John Hayward, on Edward VI.

    Thou art arm’d, Glo’ster; let the trumpet sound:
    If none appear to prove upon thy person
    Thy heinous, manifest, and many treasons,
    There is my pledge: I’ll prove it on thy heart.
    —— There’s my exchange; what in the world he is
    That names me traitor, villain-like he lies. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

    Spend all I have, only give me so much time in exchange of it. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

    It made not the silver coined go for more than its value in all things to be bought; but just so much as the denomination was raised, just so much less of commodity had the buyer in exchange for it. John Locke.

    If blood you seek, I will my own resign:
    O spare her life, and in exchange take mine. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

    The respect and love which was paid you by all, who had the happiness to know you, was a wise exchange for the honours of the court. Dryden.

    He that uses the same words sometimes in one, and sometimes in another signification, ought to pass, in the schools, for as fair a man, as he does, in the market and exchange, who sells several things under the same name. John Locke.

    No thing, no place is strange,
    While his fair bosom is the world’s exchange. John Denham.

  2. To EXCHANGEverb

    Etymology: exchanger, French; excambiare, low Latin.

    They shall not sell of it, neither exchange nor alienate the first fruits. Ezek. xlviii. 14.

    Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparkling pebble, or a diamond. John Locke.

    Take delight in the good things of this world, so as to remember that we are to part with them, and to exchange them for more excellent and durable enjoyments. Francis Atterbury, Serm.

    Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet;
    Mine and my father’s blood, be not upon thee,
    Nor thine on me. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    Words having naturally no signification, the idea must be learned by those who would exchange thoughts, and hold intelligible discourse with others. John Locke.

    Here then exchange we mutually forgiveness,
    So may the guilt of all my broken vows,
    My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore.

    The king called in the old money, and erected exchanges where the weight of old money was exchanged for new. William Camden.

    Being acquainted with the laws and fashions of his own country, he has something to exchange with those abroad. John Locke.

Wikipedia

  1. Exchange

    Exchange is a song by American singer Bryson Tiller. It was released on March 8, 2016, as the second single from his debut studio album Trapsoul (2015). The song contains a sample of K. P. & Envyi's 1998 song "Swing My Way".

ChatGPT

  1. exchange

    Exchange refers to the act or process of giving or receiving something in substitution for something else. It could pertain to trading goods, services, currencies, or ideas. Exchange can be applicable in a variety of contexts including commerce, finance, and communication.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Exchangenoun

    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

  2. Exchangenoun

    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

  3. Exchangenoun

    the thing given or received in return; esp., a publication exchanged for another

  4. Exchangenoun

    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

  5. Exchangenoun

    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

  6. Exchangenoun

    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

  7. Exchangenoun

    to part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; -- usually followed by for before the thing received

  8. Exchangenoun

    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

  9. Exchangenoun

    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

  10. Exchangeverb

    to be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes

  11. Etymology: [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. changer, to exchange; pref. ex- out + F. changer. See Change, and cf. Excamb.]

Wikidata

  1. Exchange

    Exchange is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Morgan County, Indiana.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Exchange

    eks-chānj′, v.t. to give or leave one place or thing for another: to give and take mutually: to barter.—n. the giving and taking one thing for another: barter: the thing exchanged: process by which accounts between distant parties are settled by bills instead of money: the difference between the value of money in different places: the building where merchants, &c., meet for business.—n. Exchangeabil′ity.—adj. Exchange′able, that may be exchanged.—n. Exchan′ger, one who exchanges or practises exchange: (B.) a money-changer, a banker. [O. Fr. eschangier (Fr. échanger)—Low L. excambiāre—L. ex, out, cambīre, to barter.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. exchange

    A term in the mercantile world, to denote the bills by which remittances are made from one country to another, without the transmission of money. The removal of officers from one ship to another. Also, a mutual agreement between contending powers for exchange of prisoners.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. exchange

    The act of two officers changing regiments, battalions, or batteries. The mutual giving up of an equal number of prisoners by hostile states or armies. In this sort of exchange an officer, according to his rank, is reckoned as equal to a certain number of men or of officers of a lower grade than his own.

Editors Contribution

  1. exchange

    An accurate equivalent.

    The bank clerk did exchange the euros for yen at the foreign exchange desk.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020  


  2. exchange

    To give and receive.

    They did exchange telephone numbers and knew they are friends for life.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'exchange' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1207

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'exchange' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3127

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'exchange' in Nouns Frequency: #495

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'exchange' in Verbs Frequency: #729

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of exchange in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of exchange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of exchange in a Sentence

  1. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Today Baxtaxd SBI Securities is showing since morning that Exchange Connection Is Down and No Data Available It clearly means some MAJOR DEVELOPMENT either Up or Down

  2. Matt Pottinger:

    They've conferred extremely closely, prime Minister Prime Minister Abe of Japan and the President are going to want to exchange views in advance of a summit with the North Korean leader so that we make sure Japanese and American interests are both fully accounted for.

  3. New York Stock Exchange:

    As the number one exchange for (exchange-traded products) in volume and listings, we continue to invest in our platform as well as build a highly experienced ETP team in support of our issuer community.

  4. Ron DeSantis:

    Some of our biggest media conglomerates, who claim to be avatars of the First Amendment and free exchange of ideas, they've become cheerleaders for censorship, if something doesn't fit the overriding narrative then, in their view, it's better that it's left on the cutting room floor, it's best that you edit it out of existence rather than actually tell people the truth.

  5. President Truman:

    Facts First : Denmark's annual subsidy to Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is for less than $ 600 million.According to a representative from Greenland's Ministry of Finance, Head of Division Anders Fonnesbech-Wulff, the grant for 2019 is expected to amount to 3.86 billion Danish kroner( DKK), which is approximately $ 573 million. The amount has increased slightly over the years, from $ 547 million( 3.68 billion DKK) in 2016 to $ 553 million( 3.72 billion DKK) in 2017 to $ 568 million( 3.82 billion DKK) in 2018. All US dollar amounts are based on the Tuesday exchange rate.Greenland and TrumanTrump said that President Truman wanted to buy Greenland from Denmark, which is true. But he also said.

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Translations for exchange

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  • صرف, تبديل, تبادلArabic
  • разменям, борса, размяна, сменям, смянаBulgarian
  • intercanvi, intercanviarCatalan, Valencian
  • výměna, vyměnit, burzaCzech
  • udvekslingDanish
  • Austausch, tauschen, Tausch, umtauschenGerman
  • interŝanĝo, interŝanĝiEsperanto
  • cambiar, intercambio, canjear, intercambiarSpanish
  • vaihtaminen, vaihto, vaihtaa, pörssi, vaihtokauppaFinnish
  • échanger, troc, troquer, échange, bourseFrench
  • malairtIrish
  • अदला बदलीHindi
  • elcserél, tőzsde, cserél, felvált, váltás, vált, csere, kicserélHungarian
  • փոխանակություն, փոխանակել, փոխանակում, բորսաArmenian
  • scambio, cambio, scambiare, cambiareItalian
  • 為替, 交換, 両替, 取り替えJapanese
  • 외환, 交換, 교환, 外換Korean
  • immuto, cambiō, muto, commutationemLatin
  • echangéierenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • keitimas, apsikeitimas, birža, mainasLithuanian
  • birža, apmaiņa, maiņaLatvian
  • kurutete, hokohoko, whakakapi, whakawhiti, hokoMāori
  • omruilen, wisselen, beurs, ruilen, uitwisseling, handelenDutch
  • wymieniać, zamieniać, wymiana, giełda, wymieniać sięPolish
  • negociar, bolsa, cambiar, casa de câmbio, trocar, trocaPortuguese
  • scumgear, s-chamgiar, scumiar, stgamger, s-chamger, stgamiarRomansh
  • troc, schimb, schimbaRomanian
  • биржа, обменяться, обмениваться, заменить, обмен, заменятьRussian
  • rȃzmjena, bȕrza, razmijénitiSerbo-Croatian
  • zamenjatiSlovene
  • shkëmbejAlbanian
  • byteshandel, byteSwedish
  • ubadilishajiSwahili
  • பரிமாற்றம்Tamil
  • borsaTurkish

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