exchange
//ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ//
Forms
- Plural
- exchanges
- present (v1)
- exchange
- past (v2)
- exchanged
- past participle (v3)
- exchanged
- present participle
- exchanging
- 3rd person singular
- exchanges
Definitions
1.An act of exchanging or trading.
- All in all, it was an even exchange.
- I'll help you out this time, depending on what can you give me in exchange.
2.A place for conducting trading.
- The stock exchange is open for trading.
- The old corn exchange has been converted into a music venue.
3.A conversation.
- After a lengthy exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.
4.Ellipsis of telephone exchange.
- NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange.
- The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films.
1.To trade or barter.
- I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.
2.To mutually direct at each other.
- The opposing soldiers exchanged fire across the burning streets.
3.To replace with, as a substitute.
- I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.
- Since his arrest, the mob boss has exchanged a mansion for a jail cell.
4.Clipping of exchange contracts.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1649
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschange (whence modern French échange), from the verb eschanger, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō).