exchange

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \iks-ˈchānj, ˈeks-ˌ\
- /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \iks-ˈchānj, ˈeks-ˌ\

Definitions of exchange word

noun exchange Give something and receive something of the same kind in return. 1
transitive verb exchange reciprocally give, receive 1
noun exchange trade 1
transitive verb exchange give, receive the same 1
transitive verb exchange replace, swap 1
transitive verb exchange currency: transfer 1

See all 56 definitions of exchange

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Parts of speech for Exchange

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Exchange

exchange popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

exchange usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for exchange

verb exchange

swap — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
replace — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
trade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
barter — If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.

noun exchange

conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.

adjective exchange

commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
in demand — popular, wanted, sought after
saleable — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
mercantile — of or relating to merchants or trade; commercial.

All 79 Synonyms of exchange

Antonyms for exchange

verb exchange

keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.

noun exchange

stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.

All 8 Antonyms of exchange

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