Exchange (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 2
Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
Change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Exchange a penalty for a less severe one.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 6
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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- I can exchange this old phone for a newer model if I want to.
- She was asked to exchange her airline ticket for a later flight.
- You can exchange your gift if it doesn't fit.
- Can you exchange these dollars for euros at the airport.
- They plan to exchange their land for cash so they can purchase a home in the city.