| NOUN | phenomenon | exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another |
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| communication | exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) | |
| act | exchange, interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing | |
| act | exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received | |
| artifact | exchange, central, telephone exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication | |
| artifact | exchange | a workplace for buying and selling | |
| act | exchange, rally | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes | |
| act | exchange, interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | |
| act | exchange, substitution, commutation | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another | |
| act | exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop | |
| act | exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value | |
| VERB | possession | exchange, change, interchange | give to, and receive from, one another |
| change | exchange, change, commute, convert | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | |
| change | exchange, switch over, switch | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence | |
| social | exchange | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent | |
| possession | exchange, substitute, replace, interchange | put in the place of another | |
| change | exchange, commute, convert | exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
| Sounds | ihkschey'njh | |
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| Rhymes | arrange ... strange: 13 rhymes with eynjh... | |
| Meaning | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another. | |
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| Narrower | photochemical exchange | An exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light) |
| Broader | chemical phenomenon | Any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) |
| Spanish | intercambio | |
| Catalan | intercanvi | |
| Meaning | A mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one). | |
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| Example | "they had a bitter exchange" | |
| Broader | conversation | The use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
| Spanish | encontronazo, intercambio | |
| Catalan | topada | |
| Meaning | The act of changing one thing for another thing. | |
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| Example | "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience" | |
| Synonym | interchange | |
| Narrower | tradeoff, trade-off | An exchange that occurs as a compromise |
| Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
| Spanish | cambio, intercambio, intercambios | |
| Catalan | canvi, intercanvi | |
| Verbs | exchange | exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
| Meaning | The act of giving something in return for something received. | |
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| Example | "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable" | |
| Narrower | logrolling | Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain |
| Broader | transaction, dealing, dealings | The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) |
| Spanish | intercambio | |
| Catalan | canvi, intercanvi | |
| Verbs | exchange | give to, and receive from, one another |
| Meaning | A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication. | |
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| Synonyms | central, telephone exchange | |
| Part of | telephone system, phone system | A communication system that transmits sound between distant points |
| Narrower | centrex | (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange |
| switchboard, patchboard, plugboard | telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords | |
| Broader | workplace, work | A place where work is done |
| Spanish | central, central telefónica | |
| Catalan | central | |
| Meaning | A workplace for buying and selling; open only to members. | |
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| Parts | floor, trading floor | A large room in a exchange where the trading is done |
| Narrower | commodity exchange, commodities exchange, commodities market | An exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery |
| corn exchange | An exchange where grains are bought and sold | |
| stock exchange, stock market, securities market | An exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers | |
| Broader | workplace, work | A place where work is done |
| Spanish | lonja | |
| Catalan | llotja | |
| Meaning | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes. | |
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| Synonym | rally | |
| Category | badminton | A game / game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net |
| squash, squash racquets, squash rackets | A game / game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets | |
| table tennis, Ping-Pong | A game / game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball | |
| tennis, lawn 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 | |
| Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
| Meaning | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries). | |
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| Synonym | interchange | |
| Narrower | barter, swap, swop, trade | An equal exchange |
| conversion | Act of exchanging one type of money or security for another | |
| foreign exchange | The system by which one currency is exchanged for another | |
| Broader | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Spanish | cambio | |
| Catalan | canvi | |
| Verbs | exchange | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category |
| Meaning | 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". | |
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| Synonyms | substitution, commutation | |
| Narrower | replacement, replacing | The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another |
| 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 | |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Spanish | substitución, sustitución | |
| Catalan | commutació, substitució | |
| Verbs | exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
| exchange | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent | |
| Meaning | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop. | |
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| Example | "black lost the exchange" | |
| Category | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
| Broader | capture | The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board |
| Meaning | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value. | |
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| Example | "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" | |
| Category | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
| Broader | capture | The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board |
| Meaning | Give to, and receive from, one another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They exchange the goods | |
| Synonyms | change, interchange | |
| Narrower | barter | Exchange goods without involving money |
| cash, cash in | Exchange for cash | |
| ransom, redeem | Exchange or buy back for money | |
| redeem | To turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange | |
| sell | Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent | |
| substitute, sub, stand in, fill in | Be a substitute | |
| trade, trade in | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase | |
| trade, swap, swop, switch | Exchange or give (something) in exchange for | |
| Broader | transfer | Cause to change ownership |
| Spanish | cambiar, intercambiar | |
| Catalan | bescanviar, canviar, intercanviar | |
| Nouns | exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received |
| Meaning | Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | change, commute, convert | |
| Narrower | break | Exchange for smaller units of money |
| capitalize, capitalise | convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital | |
| launder | convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones | |
| rectify | convert into direct current | |
| utilize | convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) | |
| Broader | replace | Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) |
| Similar to | switch, shift, change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
| Spanish | cambiar, canjear, convertir, intercambiar, permutar, reemplazar, transformar, trocar | |
| Catalan | baratar, bescanviar, canviar, convertir, intercanviar, permutar, transformar | |
| Nouns | exchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) |
| exchanger | one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country | |
| Meaning | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | switch over, switch | |
| Broader | change by reversal, turn, reverse | change to the contrary |
| Spanish | cambiar a, cambiar de sitio | |
| Catalan | canviar, intercanviar | |
| Nouns | exchange | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another |
| Meaning | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
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| Narrower | alternate | Exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions |
| Broader | transfer, reassign | transfer somebody to a different position or location of work |
| Spanish | cambiar, canjear, conmutar, intercambiar, permutar, trocar | |
| Catalan | baratar, bescanviar, canviar, commutar, intercanviar, permutar | |
| Nouns | exchange | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another |
| Meaning | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonyms | substitute, replace, interchange | |
| Narrower | reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another |
| retool | Provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools | |
| shift | Move and exchange for another | |
| subrogate | Substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured | |
| truncate | Replace a corner by a plane | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | canjear, intercambiar, reemplazar, substituir, suplir, sustituir | |
| Catalan | reemplaçar, substituir, suplir | |
| Meaning | Exchange a penalty for a less severe one. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | commute, convert | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | conmutar, convertir, transformar | |
| Catalan | commutar, convertir, transformar | |
| Nouns | exchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing |
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