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exchange en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• [ɛkˈst͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ]
• /ɪksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
• /ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From 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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of exchanging or trading.
   • All in all, it was an even exchange.
   • an exchange of cattle for grain
   • I'll help you out this time, depending on what can you give me in exchange.
2. (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.
3. (countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of telephone exchange. ▸ A central office.
4. (countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of telephone exchange. ▸ 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.
5. (countable, uncountable) A conversation.
   • The monarch and the prime minister meet weekly, currently on Wednesdays, to discuss matters of state. There is no one else in the room, and many former prime ministers have spoken about how much they have enjoyed the weekly exchanges. 2022 October 25, Karla Adam, “King Charles III plays role his mother did in U.K. power transition”, in The Washington Post:
   • After a lengthy exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.
   • 'Why bother with the daily grind when you can go to Mosul, get paid $400 a month, get a wife – and live an Islamic way,' went an exchange between two men overheard by a fellow passenger in a taxi. Rumour has it that a woman whose husband died fighting with Isis now receives a generous widow's pension from jihadi coffers. 2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian:
6. (countable, uncountable) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
7. (countable, uncountable, usually, with-definite-article) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another. ▸ The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
   • Lady, as you are mine, I am yours, I giue away my selfe for you, and doat vpon the exchange. 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
9. (countable, uncountable) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
10. (countable, uncountable) The difference between the values of money in different places.
11. (England, Northern-Ireland, Wales, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
    alt of exchange of contracts

Forms

Deriveds

forex · deuteroexchange · commodity exchange · exchangeless · foreign exchange market · exchange interaction · medium of exchange · telephone exchange · mint par of exchange · value in exchange · anion exchange · employment exchange · exchange-traded fund · exchange coefficient · currency exchange · link exchange · gold exchange · bill of exchange · telex · means of exchange · 1031 exchange · corn exchange · ion exchange chromatography · superexchange · foreign exchange · part-exchange · local exchange carrier · isotope exchange · exchange of fire · in exchange · interexchange · Starker exchange · heat exchange · exchange student · exchange rate · cookie exchange · exchange editor · reexchange · multiexchange · photoexchange · foreign exchange certificate · prisoner exchange · exchange symmetry · Columbian exchange · preexchange · heteroexchange · cation exchange · part exchange · rate of exchange · arbitration of exchange · labour exchange · exchange zone · foreign exchange risk · Telex · private branch exchange · home exchange · banner exchange · exchange rate risk · bet exchange · key exchange · amnioexchange · ion exchange resin · needle exchange · Strowger exchange · exchange value · securities exchange · fair exchange is no robbery · exchange paradox · ion exchange · anex · in exchange for · nonexchange · stock exchange · white elephant exchange · language exchange · labor exchange

Translations (181)

mr अदलाबदल (act of exchanging or trading) · az mübadilə (act of exchanging or trading) · alt орнош (act of exchanging or trading) · ja 両替 (act of exchanging or trading) · ka გაცვლა-გამოცვლა (act of exchanging or trading) · ar تَدَاوُل (place for conducting trading) · de Tausch (act of exchanging or trading) · zku wakuinya (act of exchanging or trading) · fr bourse (place for conducting trading) · tg биржа (place for conducting trading) · sh ȉzmjena (act of exchanging or trading) · sk burza (place for conducting trading) · tg бурс (place for conducting trading) · cmn 交易所 (place for conducting trading) · nb utveksling (act of exchanging or trading) · he בּוּרְסָה (place for conducting trading) · az birja (place for conducting trading) · mr विनिमय (act of exchanging or trading) · vi đổi (act of exchanging or trading) · pa ਵਟਾਂਦਰਾ (place for conducting trading) · grc ἐμπόριον (place for conducting trading) · sv byte (act of exchanging or trading) · sq bursë (place for conducting trading) · got 𐌹𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (act of exchanging or trading) · be паме́на (act of exchanging or trading) · ko 교환 (act of exchanging or trading) · th การแลกเปลี่ยน (act of exchanging or trading) · cmn 兌換 /兑换 (act of exchanging or trading) · hu váltás (act of exchanging or trading) · ca intercanvi (act of exchanging or trading) · ka ბირჟა (place for conducting trading) · sk výmena (act of exchanging or trading) · ka გადაცვლა (act of exchanging or trading) · tr mübadele (act of exchanging or trading) · da børs (place for conducting trading) · gl intercambio (act of exchanging or trading) · hy փոխանակում (act of exchanging or trading) · sv utväxling (act of exchanging or trading) · lt keitimas (act of exchanging or trading) · be бі́ржа (place for conducting trading) · sv utbyte (act of exchanging or trading) · lo ແລກປ່ຽນ (act of exchanging or trading) · lt mainas (act of exchanging or trading) · fi vaihtokauppa (act of exchanging or trading) · pa وَٹان٘دْرا (place for conducting trading) · hy բորսա (place for conducting trading) · sh и̏змјена (act of exchanging or trading) · ja 交流 (act of exchanging or trading) · nn bytte (act of exchanging or trading) · nl uitwisseling (act of exchanging or trading) · lv apmaiņa (act of exchanging or trading) · hy փոխանակություն (act of exchanging or trading) · vi sở giao dịch (place for conducting trading) · el αντάλλαγμα (act of exchanging or trading) · ka გაცვლა (act of exchanging or trading) · pl giełda (place for conducting trading) · scn vursa (place for conducting trading) · sv börs (place for conducting trading) · ota عوض (act of exchanging or trading) · sh ра̑змена (act of exchanging or trading) · sh и̏змена (act of exchanging or trading) · fr troc (act of exchanging or trading) · lv maiņa (act of exchanging or trading) · lt birža (place for conducting trading) · de Austausch (act of exchanging or trading) · cmn 交流 (act of exchanging or trading) · id bursa (place for conducting trading) · ro troc (act of exchanging or trading) · hi विनिमय (place for conducting trading) · tk birža (place for conducting trading) · be ме́на (act of exchanging or trading) · mr -पेठ (place for conducting trading) · cmn 外匯 /外汇 (act of exchanging or trading) · pt casa de câmbio (place for conducting trading) · mn бирж (place for conducting trading) · yi אויסבײַט (act of exchanging or trading) · id pertukaran (act of exchanging or trading) · sl zamenjava (act of exchanging or trading) · it scambio (act of exchanging or trading) · bth bitukar (act of exchanging or trading) · ja 取引所 (place for conducting trading) · nb børs (place for conducting trading) · mi ara tauhoko (act of exchanging or trading) · sh rȃzmjena (act of exchanging or trading) · ja 交換 (act of exchanging or trading) · scn scanciu (act of exchanging or trading) · fi vaihto (act of exchanging or trading) · ru би́ржа (place for conducting trading) · ar تَبَادُل (act of exchanging or trading) · uz birja (place for conducting trading) · el χρηματιστήριο (place for conducting trading) · enm chaunge (act of exchanging or trading) · et börs (place for conducting trading) · sh бе̏рза (place for conducting trading) · fi vaihtaminen (act of exchanging or trading) · ko 외환 (act of exchanging or trading) · kmr alûgor (act of exchanging or trading) · cs burza (place for conducting trading) · cs výměna (act of exchanging or trading) · he חֲלִיפִין (act of exchanging or trading) · ja 為替 (act of exchanging or trading) · lt apsikeitimas (act of exchanging or trading) · ms bursa (place for conducting trading) · ms bertukar (act of exchanging or trading) · bg бо́рса (place for conducting trading) · oc escambi (act of exchanging or trading) · sh bȅrza (place for conducting trading) · fa بورس (place for conducting trading) · tt биржа (place for conducting trading) · tr borsa (place for conducting trading) · kk биржа (place for conducting trading) · nb bytte (act of exchanging or trading) · ota بورسه (place for conducting trading) · gl troco (act of exchanging or trading) · el ανταλλαγή (act of exchanging or trading) · mr देवाणघेवाण (act of exchanging or trading) · pt troca (act of exchanging or trading) · ky биржа (place for conducting trading) · es intercambio (act of exchanging or trading) · hi विनिमय (act of exchanging or trading) · nl beurs (place for conducting trading) · ro bursă (place for conducting trading) · ar بُورْصَة (place for conducting trading) · uk о́бмін (act of exchanging or trading) · hu tőzsde (place for conducting trading) · eo interŝanĝo (act of exchanging or trading) · da bytte (act of exchanging or trading) · mk берза (place for conducting trading) · pl wymiana (act of exchanging or trading) · vi quy đổi (act of exchanging or trading) · it confronto (act of exchanging or trading) · ja 取り替え (act of exchanging or trading) · ms pasaran (place for conducting trading) · de Börse (place for conducting trading) · sh rȃzmena (act of exchanging or trading) · it borsa (place for conducting trading) · fr échange (act of exchanging or trading) · uk вимі́на (act of exchanging or trading) · cy cyfnewidfa (place for conducting trading) · hu csere (act of exchanging or trading) · ko 교류 (act of exchanging or trading) · it cambio (act of exchanging or trading) · mr -मंडी (place for conducting trading) · sh bȕrza (place for conducting trading) · sl menjava (act of exchanging or trading) · sv byteshandel (act of exchanging or trading) · mk размена (act of exchanging or trading) · eu truke (act of exchanging or trading) · cjs орнаш (act of exchanging or trading) · ar صَرْف (act of exchanging or trading) · lv birža (place for conducting trading) · da udveksling (act of exchanging or trading) · ru обме́н (act of exchanging or trading) · hy պօրսա (place for conducting trading) · cmn 調換 /调换 (act of exchanging or trading) · sh ȉzmena (act of exchanging or trading) · pt bolsa (place for conducting trading) · nn børs (place for conducting trading) · be абме́н (act of exchanging or trading) · ga malairt (act of exchanging or trading) · cmn 交換 /交换 (act of exchanging or trading) · enm eschaunge (act of exchanging or trading) · hi आदान-प्रदान (act of exchanging or trading) · he הֲמָרָה (act of exchanging or trading) · sh ра̑змјена (act of exchanging or trading) · ar تَبْدِيل (act of exchanging or trading) · es bolsa (place for conducting trading) · nn utveksling (act of exchanging or trading) · sh бу̏рза (place for conducting trading) · uk бі́ржа (place for conducting trading) · tl palitan (act of exchanging or trading) · fi pörssi (place for conducting trading) · bg смя́на (act of exchanging or trading) · enm chaunge (place for conducting trading) · az dəyişmə (act of exchanging or trading) · ko 거래소 (place for conducting trading) · uk ро́змін (act of exchanging or trading) · mr -बाजार (place for conducting trading) · sl borza (place for conducting trading) · bg размя́на (act of exchanging or trading) · ro schimb (act of exchanging or trading)

exchange en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• [ɛkˈst͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ]
• /ɪksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
• /ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, Old French eschanger, from the Old French verb eschangier, eschanger (whence modern French échanger), from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Gradually displaced native Old English wrixlan, wixlan (“to change, exchange, reciprocate”) and its descendants, wrixle being one of them.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To trade or barter.
   • I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To mutually direct at each other.
   • The opposing soldiers exchanged fire across the burning streets.
3. (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
   • Since his arrest, the mob boss has exchanged a mansion for a jail cell.
   • I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.
4. (England, Northern-Ireland, Wales, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of exchange contracts.
   alt of exchange contracts
5. (transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.

Forms

Deriveds

exchanger · exchangee · exchangeable · exchange flesh · exchangeability · misexchange · reexchange · preexchange · exchange vows · unexchanged · exchange blows

Synonyms

truck (trade or barter) · interchange (replace with a substitute) · wrixle · swap · barter · trade

Translations (133)

mi whakakapi (To replace with a similar item) · bg сменям (To trade or barter) · sh razmijéniti (To trade or barter) · la immuto (To trade or barter) · pl zamieniać (To replace with a similar item) · la cambiō (To trade or barter) · mi hoko (To trade or barter) · ko 교환하다 (To trade or barter) · fi tehdä vaihtokauppa (To trade or barter) · rm stgamger (To trade or barter) · eo interŝanĝi (To trade or barter) · sh razmijéniti (To replace with a similar item) · es cambiar (To trade or barter) · hu cserél (To trade or barter) · kw keschanjya (To trade or barter) · gl intercambiar (To trade or barter) · es chamar (To trade or barter) · mr देवाणघेवाण करणे (To trade or barter) · scn canciari (To trade or barter) · rm s-chamgiar (To trade or barter) · cs vyměnit (To trade or barter) · nl wisselen (To replace with a similar item) · mi kurutete (To trade or barter) · es intercambiar (To trade or barter) · fi vaihtaa (To trade or barter) · az dəyişmək (To replace with a similar item) · got 𐌹𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (To trade or barter) · hi बदलना (To trade or barter) · be абме́ньвацца (To trade or barter) · es canjear (To trade or barter) · bua һолихо (To trade or barter) · xbr pahilu (To replace with a similar item) · de umtauschen (To replace with a similar item) · it cambiare (To trade or barter) · arz استبدل (To trade or barter) · ja 交わす (To trade or barter) · th แลก (To replace with a similar item) · gl trocar (To trade or barter) · es permutar (To replace with a similar item) · he הֵמִיר (To replace with a similar item) · uk обміня́тися (To trade or barter) · he הֶחְלִיף (To replace with a similar item) · bg заменям (To replace with a similar item) · sl zamenjati (To replace with a similar item) · es cambiar (To replace with a similar item) · fr troquer (To trade or barter) · enm chaungen (To replace with a similar item) · fr échanger (To trade or barter) · pl wymieniać (To trade or barter) · mn орлуулах (To replace with a similar item) · cmn 交流 (To trade or barter) · rm scumiar (To trade or barter) · ru заменя́ть (To replace with a similar item) · az dəyişdirmək (To replace with a similar item) · pt trocar (To replace with a similar item) · uk обмі́нюватися (To trade or barter) · es intercambiar (To replace with a similar item) · ru обме́ниваться (To trade or barter) · ja 交流する (To trade or barter) · ro schimba (To replace with a similar item) · mi whakawhiti (To replace with a similar item) · es trocar (To trade or barter) · ru обменя́ться (To trade or barter) · mr विनिमय करणे (To trade or barter) · nl omruilen (To replace with a similar item) · fi vaihtaa (To replace with a similar item) · cmn 交換 /交换 (To trade or barter) · sq shkëmbej (To trade or barter) · be абмяня́цца (To trade or barter) · th แลก (To trade or barter) · grc ἀμείβω (To trade or barter) · hi विनिमय करना (To trade or barter) · gl cambiar (To trade or barter) · la muto (To trade or barter) · gl cambiar (To replace with a similar item) · eo interŝanĝi (To replace with a similar item) · hu kicserél (To replace with a similar item) · ko 교류하다 (To trade or barter) · fur gambiâ (To trade or barter) · mr बदली करणे (To replace with a similar item) · pt negociar (To trade or barter) · tl palitin (To trade or barter) · ja 交換する (To trade or barter) · mt bidel (To trade or barter) · mi hokohoko (To trade or barter) · cs vyměnit (To replace with a similar item) · de tauschen (To trade or barter) · ur بدلنا (To trade or barter) · hu felvált (To trade or barter) · enm chaungen (To trade or barter) · hy փոխանակել (To trade or barter) · hu elcserél (To trade or barter) · nl handelen (To trade or barter) · sv byta (To replace with a similar item) · fi vaihtaa (To recommend) · fr échanger (To replace with a similar item) · sl zamenjati (To trade or barter) · ro schimba (To trade or barter) · xal сольх (To trade or barter) · fi vaihtaa suosituksia (To recommend) · es chamarilear (To trade or barter) · vi trao đổi (To trade or barter) · mn солих (To replace with a similar item) · scn canciari (To replace with a similar item) · ar تَبَادَلَ (To trade or barter) · fur sgambiâ (To trade or barter) · alt орножор (To trade or barter) · ru замени́ть (To replace with a similar item) · ko 주고받다 (To trade or barter) · rm scumgear (To trade or barter) · ang wrixlan (To trade or barter) · hy փոխանակել (To replace with a similar item) · es conmutar (To trade or barter) · hu vált (To trade or barter) · rm stgamiar (To trade or barter) · ar صَرَفَ (To trade or barter) · pl wymieniać (To replace with a similar item) · rm s-chamger (To trade or barter) · bg разменям (To trade or barter) · es feriar (To trade or barter) · pt cambiar (To trade or barter) · km ប្ដូរ (To trade or barter) · oc escambiar (To trade or barter) · mn солих (To trade or barter) · hi बदली करना (To replace with a similar item) · it scambiare (To trade or barter) · ca intercanviar (To trade or barter) · bg разменям (To replace with a similar item) · pl zamieniać (To trade or barter) · th แลกเปลี่ยน (To trade or barter) · vec scanbiar (To trade or barter) · nl ruilen (To replace with a similar item) · lb echangéieren (To replace with a similar item)