exchange | (noun) reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | Synonyms: interchange |
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(noun) the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | Synonyms: commutation, substitution |
(noun) the act of changing one thing for another thing | Synonyms: interchange |
(noun) the act of giving something in return for something received | - |
(noun) (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value | - |
(noun) (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop | - |
(noun) (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes | Synonyms: rally |
(noun) a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members | - |
(noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication | Synonyms: central, telephone exchange |
(noun) a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) | - |
(noun) chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another | - |
(verb) exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | Synonyms: change, commute, convert |
(verb) change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence | Synonyms: switch, switch over |
(verb) exchange a penalty for a less severe one | Synonyms: commute, convert |
(verb) give to, and receive from, one another | Synonyms: change, interchange |
(verb) put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | Synonyms: interchange, replace, substitute |
(verb) hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent | - |
exchangeability | (noun) the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange | Synonyms: fungibility, interchangeability, interchangeableness |
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exchangeable | (adjective) suitable to be exchanged | - |
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(adjective) capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value | Synonyms: convertible |
(adjective) capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability | Synonyms: interchangeable, similar, standardised, standardized |
exchanged | (adjective) changed for (replaced by) something different | - |
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exchanger | (noun) one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country | Synonyms: money changer |
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exchequer | (noun) the funds of a government or institution or individual | Synonyms: treasury |
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