exchange

noun

  1. 1

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

    the endgame began after the exchange of queens

  2. 2

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

    black lost the exchange

  3. 3

    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"

  4. 4

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

    he earns his living from the interchange of currency

  5. 5

    the act of giving something in return for something received

    deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable

  6. 6

    the act of changing one thing for another thing

    Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience

    there was an interchange of prisoners

  7. 7

    (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

    after a short rally Connors won the point

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

  10. 10

    a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

    they had a bitter exchange

  11. 11

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

verb

  1. 1

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

Synonyms

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