exchange
An act of exchanging or tradingAn act of exchanging or trading.
» Will you exchange seats with me?
Ви не поміняєтесь зі мною місцями?
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of exchanging or trading.
All in all, it was an even exchange.
an exchange of cattle for grain
Austausch, Tausch
обме́нobmén
о́бмінóbmin, ро́змінrózmin, вимі́наvymína
the act of giving something in return for something received
(countable, uncountable)A place for conducting trading.
The stock exchange is open for trading.
The old corn exchange has been converted into a music venue.
Börse
би́ржаbírža
бі́ржаbírža
Ellipsis of telephone exchange.
(countable, uncountable)A central office.
(countable, uncountable)The portion of a telephone number that represents (or formerly represented) a central office.
The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films.
NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange.
(countable, uncountable)A conversation.
After a lengthy exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.
(countable, uncountable)The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
(countable, uncountable, usually, with definite article)The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
(countable, uncountable)The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
(countable, uncountable)The difference between the values of money in different places.
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
the act of changing one thing for another thing
Examples
470 sentencesWill you exchange seats with me?
Ви не поміняєтесь зі мною місцями? — iceman
What is the exchange rate for dollars now?
Який зараз курс долара? — deniko
ruКакой сейчас курс доллара? — Kislik
Aren't you an exchange student?
Хіба ти не студентка за обміном? — deniko
deSind Sie nicht ein Austauschstudent? — wolfgangth
Where can I exchange yen for dollars?
Де можна поміняти ієни на долари? — deniko
ruГде я могу обменять иены на доллары? — afyodor
deWo kann ich Yen gegen Dollar tauschen? — samueldora
What is the exchange rate?
Який курс обміну? — deniko
ruКакой курс обмена? — odexed
deWie ist der Wechselkurs? — Espi
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschaFrom Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschange (whence modern French échange), from the verb eschanger, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Spelling later changed on the basis of ex-, with pronunciation following. By surface analysis, ex- + change.
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Forms
plural: exchangesSynonyms
6 synonyms- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries):interchange
- the act of changing one thing for another thing:interchange
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another::substitutioncommutation
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes:rally
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication:centraltelephone exchange
Word family
47 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
9 patterns- an exchange student
- exchanged seats with
- exchange student
- exchange yen for
- an an exchange
- exchange rate
- exchanged seats
- exchange yen
- exchanged glances