1. exchange - noun
· chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
Hypernym(s): chemical_phenomenon
2. exchange - noun
· a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"
Hypernym(s): conversation
3. exchange - noun
· the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"
Synonym(s): interchange
Hypernym(s): group_action
4. exchange - noun
· the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
Hypernym(s): transaction, dealing, dealings
5. exchange - noun
· a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
Synonym(s): central, telephone_exchange
6. exchange - noun
· a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
7. exchange - noun
· (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
Synonym(s): rally
Hypernym(s): group_action
8. exchange - noun
· reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries); "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
Synonym(s): interchange
Hypernym(s): commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
9. exchange - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): substitution, commutation
Hypernym(s): change
10. exchange - noun
· (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"
Hypernym(s): capture
11. exchange - noun
· (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
Hypernym(s): capture
12. exchange - verb
· give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
Synonym(s): change, interchange
Hypernym(s): transfer
13. exchange - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): change, commute, convert
Hypernym(s): replace
14. exchange - verb
· change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
Synonym(s): switch_over, switch
Hypernym(s): change_by_reversal, turn, reverse
15. exchange - verb
· hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
Hypernym(s): transfer, reassign
16. exchange - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): substitute, replace, interchange
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
17. exchange - verb
· exchange a penalty for a less severe one
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
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