what does exchange mean?
EXCHANGE as NOUN
- Meaning
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
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- the endgame began after the exchange of queens
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
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Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- 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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Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries
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- he earns his living from the interchange of currency
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of giving something in return for something received
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- deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
Usage Example(s)
- Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience
- there was an exchange of prisoners
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
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- after a short rally Connors won the point
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
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Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a workplace for buying and selling
- open only to members
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
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- they had a bitter exchange
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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EXCHANGE as VERB
- Meaning
- change over, change around, or switch over
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Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
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Usage Example(s)
- Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
- He changed his name
- convert centimeters into inches
- convert holdings into shares
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- give to, and receive from, one another
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- Would you change places with me?
- We have been exchanging letters for a year
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
Usage Example(s)
- exchange prisoners
- exchange employees between branches of the company
Hypernyms(s) exchange is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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