exchange

exchange
ex|change1 W1S2 [ıksˈtʃeındʒ] n
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1¦(giving/receiving)¦
2¦(argument/discussion)¦
3 exchange of ideas/information etc
4¦(something you buy)¦
5¦(money)¦
6¦(students/teachers)¦
7¦(jobs/homes etc)¦
8¦(fight)¦
9¦(building)¦
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1.) ¦(GIVING/RECEIVING)¦ [U and C]
the act of giving someone something and receiving something else from them
exchange of
▪ an exchange of political prisoners
in exchange for sth
▪ I've offered to paint the kitchen in exchange for a week's accommodation.
▪ Four of my cassettes for your Madonna CD is a fair exchange .
2.) ¦(ARGUMENT/DISCUSSION)¦
a short conversation, usually between two people who are angry with each other
▪ a quiet exchange between the judge and the clerk
▪ The DJ was fired after a heated exchange (=a very angry conversation) on air with a call-in listener.
3.) exchange of ideas/information etc
when people discuss or share ideas, information etc
▪ The organization is dedicated to the free exchange of information.
4.) ¦(SOMETHING YOU BUY)¦
the act of giving something you have bought back to the store where you bought it, for example because it does not work, fit etc, and taking something else instead
▪ The store's policy is not to allow returns or exchanges.
5.) ¦(MONEY)¦[U]
a process in which you change money from one ↑currency to another
▪ Most capital cities have extensive exchange facilities.
6.) ¦(STUDENTS/TEACHERS)¦
an arrangement in which a student, teacher etc visits another school or university to work or study
on an exchange (with sb)
▪ I'm here for one term, on an exchange with Dr. Fisher.
7.) ¦(JOBS/HOMES ETC)¦
an arrangement in which you stay in someone's home, do someone's job etc for a short time while that person stays in your home, does your job etc
▪ Kate's in New York on an employee exchange so she can get some more training.
8.) ¦(FIGHT)¦
an event during a war or fight when two people, armies etc shoot or fire ↑missiles at each other
exchange of fire/gunfire
9.) ¦(BUILDING)¦
corn/wool/cotton etc exchange
a large building in a town that was used in the past for buying and selling corn, wool etc
exchange 2
exchange2 v [T]
1.)
a) to give someone something and receive the same kind of thing from them at the same time
▪ We still exchange gifts at Christmas.
▪ At the end of the game players traditionally exchange shirts with each other.
▪ We exchanged addresses and phone numbers.
b) to give someone something and receive something different from them
= ↑change exchange sth for sth
▪ Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds?
2.) to replace one thing with another
= ↑swap exchange sth for sth
▪ He exchanged the black jacket for a blue one.
3.) exchange words/looks etc (with sb)
if two people exchange words, looks etc, they talk to each other, look at each other etc
▪ Until this evening I had never so much as exchanged a word with him.
▪ The two women exchanged glances and laughed.
▪ I went over and exchanged greetings with everyone.
4.) exchange blows (with sb)
if two people exchange blows, they hit each other
5.) exchange information/ideas etc
to discuss something or share information, ideas etc
▪ It's a place where people can chat and exchange ideas.
6.) exchange contracts
especially BrE to complete the final stage of buying a house by signing a contract with the person you are buying it from
>exchangeable adj

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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