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ex·change
(ĭks-chānj′)v. ex·changed, ex·chang·ing, ex·chang·es
v.tr.
1. To give in return for something received; trade: exchange dollars for francs; exchanging labor for room and board.
2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: exchange gifts; exchange ideas.
3. To give up for a substitute: exchange a position in the private sector for a post in government.
4. To turn in for replacement: exchange defective merchandise at a store.
v.intr.
1. To give something in return for something received; make an exchange.
2. To be received in exchange: At that time the British pound exchanged for $2.80.
n.
1. The act or an instance of exchanging: a prisoner exchange; an exchange of greetings.
2. One that is exchanged.
3. A place or network for exchanging things, especially a center where securities or commodities are bought and sold.
4. A telephone exchange.
5.
a. A system of payments using instruments, such as negotiable drafts, instead of money.
b. The fee or percentage charged for participating in such a system of payment.
6. A bill of exchange.
7. A rate of exchange.
8. The amount of difference in the actual value of two or more currencies or between values of the same currency at two or more places.
9. A dialogue: a heated exchange between the two in-laws.
adj.
Of or relating to a reciprocal arrangement between a local and a foreign institution or group: an exchange student; exchange programs for students learning foreign languages.
[Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Late Latin cambīre, to exchange, barter; see change.]
ex·change′a·ble adj.
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exchange
(ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ)vb
1. (tr) to give up, part with, or transfer (one thing) for an equivalent: to exchange gifts; to exchange francs for dollars.
2. (tr) to give and receive (information, ideas, etc); interchange
3. (tr) to replace (one thing) with another, esp to replace unsatisfactory goods
4. to transfer or hand over (goods) in return for the equivalent value in kind rather than in money; barter; trade
5. (Chess & Draughts) (tr) chess to capture and surrender (pieces, usually of the same value) in a single sequence of moves
n
6. the act or process of exchanging
7.
a. anything given or received as an equivalent, replacement, or substitute for something else
b. (as modifier): an exchange student.
8. an argument or quarrel; altercation: the two men had a bitter exchange.
9. (Telecommunications) Also called: telephone exchange a switching centre in which telephone lines are interconnected
10. (Stock Exchange)
a. a place where securities or commodities are sold, bought, or traded, esp by brokers or merchants: a stock exchange; a corn exchange.
b. (as modifier): an exchange broker.
11. (Commerce)
a. the system by which commercial debts between parties in different places are settled by commercial documents, esp bills of exchange, instead of by direct payment of money
b. the percentage or fee charged for accepting payment in this manner
12. (Banking & Finance) a transfer or interchange of sums of money of equivalent value, as between different national currencies or different issues of the same currency
13. (Banking & Finance) (often plural) the cheques, drafts, bills, etc, exchanged or settled between banks in a clearing house
14. (Chess & Draughts) chess the capture by both players of pieces of equal value, usually on consecutive moves
15. (Chess & Draughts) lose the exchange chess to lose a rook in return for a bishop or knight
16. (Chess & Draughts) win the exchange chess to win a rook in return for a bishop or knight
17. (Medicine) med another word for transfusion2
18. (Atomic Physics) physics a process in which a particle is transferred between two nucleons, such as the transfer of a meson between two nucleons
[C14: from Anglo-French eschaungier, from Vulgar Latin excambiāre (unattested), from Latin cambīre to barter]
exˈchangeable adj
exˌchangeaˈbility n
exˈchangeably adv
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ex•change
(ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ)v. -changed, -chang•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to give up (something) for something else; part with for some equivalent or substitute.
2. to replace (returned merchandise) with something else.
3. to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to exchange blows; to exchange gifts.
4. to transfer for a recompense; barter: to exchange goods with foreign countries.
v.i. 5. to make an exchange; engage in bartering, replacing, or substituting one thing for another.
6. to pass or be taken in exchange or as an equivalent.
n. 7. the act, process, or an instance of exchanging.
8. something that is given or received as a replacement or substitution for something else: The car was a fair exchange.
9. a place for buying and selling commodities, securities, etc., typically open only to members.
10. a central office or central station: a telephone exchange.
11. the settling of debits and credits by bills of exchange rather than by the actual transfer of money.
12. the settling of financial obligations by the transfer of credits.
13. the reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money, as in the currencies of two different countries.
14. exchange rate.
15.
a. the amount of the difference in value between two or more currencies.
b. the difference in value of the same currency in two different places.
16. the checks, drafts, etc., exchanged at a clearinghouse.
[1250–1300; Middle English eschaungen < Anglo-French eschaungier < Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (see ex-1, change)]
ex•change′a•ble, adj.
ex•change`a•bil′i•ty, n.
ex•chang′er, n.
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exchange
When people exchange things, they give them to each other at the same time.
We exchanged addresses.
They exchanged glances.
If you exchange one thing for another, you give the first thing to someone and they give the second thing to you.
She exchanged the jewels for money.
Leather goods made in the camp were exchanged for bread and clothing.
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exchange
Past participle: exchanged
Gerund: exchanging
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exchange
The price at which one currency can be exchanged for another currency, or for gold. To prevent fluctuations in the rate of exchange, exchange rates can be fixed or controlled. Exchange rates which are left free to market forces are known as floating exchange rates.
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| Noun | 1. | exchange - chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another chemical phenomenon - any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) photochemical exchange - an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light) |
| 2. | exchange - a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange" conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. | |
| 3. | exchange - the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners" group action - action taken by a group of people | |
| 4. | exchange - the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable" transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" logrolling - act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects | |
| 5. |  exchange - a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communicationcentrex - (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant points | |
| 6. | exchange - a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange - an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery corn exchange - an exchange where grains are bought and sold trading floor, floor - a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader" securities market, stock exchange, stock market - an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers | |
| 7. | exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court Ping-Pong, table tennis - a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball group action - action taken by a group of people | |
| 8. | exchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) conversion - act of exchanging one type of money or security for another foreign exchange - the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place | |
| 9. | exchange - 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" change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" subrogation - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another weaning, ablactation - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal | |
| 10. | exchange - (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange" capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | |
| 11. | exchange - (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | |
| Verb | 1. | exchange - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" redeem - to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange stand in, sub, substitute, fill in - be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" barter - exchange goods without involving money |
| 2. | exchange - 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" rectify - convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current" utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) capitalise, capitalize - convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" break - exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy" | |
| 3. | exchange - change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" | |
| 4. | exchange - hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company" alternate - exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions | |
| 5. | exchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" shift - move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another truncate - replace a corner by a plane retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured | |
| 6. | exchange - exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
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exchange
verb
1. interchange, change, trade, switch, swap, truck, barter, reciprocate, bandy, give to each other, give to one another We exchanged addresses.
noun
1. conversation, talk, word, discussion, chat, dialogue, natter, powwow I had a brief exchange with him before I left.
2. interchange, dealing, trade, switch, swap, traffic, trafficking, truck, swapping, substitution, barter, bartering, reciprocity, tit for tat, quid pro quo a free exchange of information
3. market, money market, Bourse the Stock Exchange
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
exchange
verb1. To give up in return for something else:
Informal: swap.
2. To give and receive:
The act of exchanging or substituting:
Informal: swap.
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Translations
اسْتِبْدال، صَرْفتَراشُق بالكَلام، تَبادُل كلام غاضِبسِعْر الصَّرْف، سِعْر التَّبادُلمَرْكِز التَّبادُل التِّجاري، بورْصَهمُقايَضَه، مُبادَلَه
burzavýměnavyměnitvyměnit si
udveksleudvekslingvalutakursveksleveksling
interŝanĝo
vaihtaa
razmjenaburzarazmijeniti
pénzváltásszóváltás
gengigjaldeyrisviîskiptikauphöll, verîbréfamarkaîurorîaskipti, rifrildisímstöî
取り交わす
교환하다
apsikeitimasbiržakeitimaskomutatoriusmainai
apmaiņaapmaiņai pretapmainītiesbiržamaiņa
izmenjatiizmenjavazamenjati
byta ut
แลกเปลี่ยน
alış verişborsadeğiş tokuşdeğiştirmedeğiştirmek
trao đổi
exchange
[ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ]A. N
1. (= act) [of prisoners, publications, stamps] → intercambio m, canje m; [of ideas, information, contracts] → intercambio m
in exchange for → a cambio de
exchange of gunfire → tiroteo m
exchange of views → cambio m de impresiones
exchange of words → diálogo m
in exchange for → a cambio de
exchange of gunfire → tiroteo m
exchange of views → cambio m de impresiones
exchange of words → diálogo m
2. (= barter) → trueque m
4. (= building) (for trade in corn, cotton) → lonja f; (= stock exchange) → bolsa f
(telephone) exchange (public) → central f telefónica; (private) → centralita f, conmutador m (LAm)
(telephone) exchange (public) → central f telefónica; (private) → centralita f, conmutador m (LAm)
B. VT
1. (gen) → cambiar (for por) [+ prisoners, publications, stamps] → canjear (for, with por con) [+ greetings, shots] → cambiar; [+ courtesies] → hacerse; [+ blows] → darse
we exchanged glances → nos miramos el uno al otro, cruzamos una mirada
we exchanged glances → nos miramos el uno al otro, cruzamos una mirada
2. (= barter) → trocar
C. CPD exchange control N → control m de cambios
exchange rate N → tipo m de cambio
Exchange Rate Mechanism N → mecanismo m de paridades or de cambio del Sistema Monetario Europeo
exchange restrictions NPL → restricciones fpl monetarias
exchange value N → contravalor m
exchange visit N → visita f de intercambio
exchange rate N → tipo m de cambio
Exchange Rate Mechanism N → mecanismo m de paridades or de cambio del Sistema Monetario Europeo
exchange restrictions NPL → restricciones fpl monetarias
exchange value N → contravalor m
exchange visit N → visita f de intercambio
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
exchange
[ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ] n
[gifts, prisoners] → échange m
an exchange of views → un échange de vues
in exchange → en échange
in exchange for → en échange de
an exchange of views → un échange de vues
in exchange → en échange
in exchange for → en échange de
(also foreign exchange) → change m
(also telephone exchange) → central m
vt
[+ goods, purchase] → échanger
to exchange sth for sth → échanger qch contre qch
I exchanged the book for a video → J'ai échangé le livre contre une vidéo.
to exchange sth for sth → échanger qch contre qch
I exchanged the book for a video → J'ai échangé le livre contre une vidéo.
[+ cards, letters, presents] → échanger; [+ smiles, greetings] → échanger
to exchange sth with sb → échanger qch avec qnexchange control n → contrôle m des changes
exchange controls → les contrôles des changesexchange programme n (for students) → programme m d'échanges; (for adults) → programme m d'échanges de poste à posteexchange rate n → taux m de changeexchange rate mechanism n → mécanisme m de changeexchange student n → étudiant(e) m/f en échangeexchange visit n → échange m
to exchange sth with sb → échanger qch avec qnexchange control n → contrôle m des changes
exchange controls → les contrôles des changesexchange programme n (for students) → programme m d'échanges; (for adults) → programme m d'échanges de poste à posteexchange rate n → taux m de changeexchange rate mechanism n → mécanisme m de changeexchange student n → étudiant(e) m/f en échangeexchange visit n → échange m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
exchange
vt books, glances, seats → tauschen; foreign currency → wechseln, umtauschen (→ for in +acc); information, views, secrets, experiences, hostages, phone numbers → austauschen; to exchange words → einen Wortwechsel haben; to exchange letters → einen Briefwechsel führen; to exchange blows → sich schlagen; to exchange fire (with) → einen Schusswechsel haben (mit); to exchange greetings → sich grüßen; to exchange insults → sich gegenseitig beleidigen; to exchange gifts → sich (gegenseitig) beschenken; to exchange one thing for another → eine Sache gegen eine andere austauschen or (in shop) → umtauschen
n
(of goods, stamps) → Tausch m; (of prisoners, views, secrets, diplomatic notes) → Austausch m; (of one bought item for another) → Umtausch m; an exchange of fire → ein Schusswechsel m; in exchange → dafür; in exchange for money → gegen Geld or Bezahlung; in exchange for a table → für einen Tisch; in exchange for lending me your car → dafür, dass Sie mir Ihr Auto geliehen haben; that’s not a fair exchange for my bike → das ist kein fairer Tausch für mein Rad; to lose by the exchange → einen schlechten Tausch machen; fair exchange is no robbery (Prov) → Tausch ist kein Raub (Prov)
(St Ex) → Börse f
(telephone) exchange → Fernvermittlungsstelle f (form), → Fernamt nt; (in office etc) → (Telefon)zentrale f
(= altercation) → Wortwechsel m
exchange
:exchange broker
n (St Ex) → Devisenmakler(in) m(f)
exchange control
n (Fin) → Devisenkontrolle f
exchange market
n (Fin) → Devisenmarkt m
exchange rate
n → Wechselkurs m
Exchange Rate Mechanism
n (Fin) → Wechselkursmechanismus m
exchange student
n → Austauschstudent(in) m(f)
exchange teacher
n → Austauschlehrer(in) m(f)
exchange value
n → Tauschwert m
exchange visit
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exchange
[ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ]1. n
b. (Comm) foreign exchange → cambio
c. (also telephone exchange) → centralino
2. vt to exchange sth for sth/with sb → scambiare qc con qc/con qn; (prisoners, stamps, greetings) → scambiarsi
to exchange blows → venire alle mani
to exchange blows → venire alle mani
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
exchange
(iksˈtʃeindʒ) verb1. to give, or give up, in return for something else. Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?
2. to give and receive in return. They exchanged amused glances.
noun1. the giving and taking of one thing for another. He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.
2. a conversation or dispute. An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.
3. the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.
4. the difference between the value of money in different countries. What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?
5. a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.
6. (also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.
exˈchangeable adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
exchange
→ يَتَبَادَلُ vyměnit si udveksle austauschen ανταλλάσσω intercambiar vaihtaa échange razmjena scambiare 取り交わす 교환하다 uitwisselen veksle wymienić trocar обменивать byta ut แลกเปลี่ยน karşılıklı yapmak trao đổi 交换Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ex·change
vt. cambiar;
n. intercambio.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- I need to find a place to exchange money (US)
I need to find a bureau de change (UK) - I'd like to exchange this
- Is there a foreign exchange counter here? (US)
Is there a bureau de change here? (UK) - When is the foreign exchange counter open? (US)
When is the bureau de change open? (UK) - Where can I exchange some money? (US)
Where can I change some money? (UK) - I'd like to exchange a hundred ... for ... (US)
I'd like to change one hundred ... into ... (UK) - I want to exchange some ... for ... (US)
I want to change some ... into ... (UK) - What's the exchange rate?
- Exchange visitors
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exchange
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