Exchange ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ Place Extra Examples People Latin Noun

• the exchange of prisoners took place this morning.
• we need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information.
• an exchange of glances/insults
• an exchange of fire (= between enemy soldiers)

exchange

1. an act of giving something to somebody or doing something for somebody and receiving something in return
• SEE ALSO bill of exchange
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bill-of-exchange
• The exchange of prisoners took place this morning.
• We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information.
• an exchange of glances/insults
• an exchange of fire (= between enemy soldiers)
• I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a fair exchange?
• Wool and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.
• I'll type your report if you'll babysit in exchange.

Extra Examples

• She had a full and frank exchange of views with her boss before resigning.
• We get together once a month for a mutual exchange of ideas.
• There were exchanges of goods between the two regions.
2. the process of changing an amount of one currency for an equal value of another
• SEE ALSO foreign exchange
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foreign-exchange
• currency exchange facilities
• Where can I find the best exchange rate/rate of exchange?
3. an arrangement when two people or groups from different countries visit each other’s homes or do each other’s jobs for a short time
• Our school does an exchange with a school in France.
• trade and cultural exchanges with China
• Nick went on the French exchange.

Extra Examples

• She is in France on a student exchange.
• an exchange with a German student
4. a conversation or an argument
• There was only time for a brief exchange.
• The prime minister was involved in a heated exchange with Opposition MPs.
• There was an angry exchange between the two players.

Extra Examples

• There were many acrimonious exchanges between the two men.
• angry exchanges about the problem of unemployment
• an exchange over the question of Joe Hill's guilt
• They've had many spirited exchanges.
• The meeting was marked by a violent verbal exchange between the two presidents.
5. a building where business people met in the past to buy and sell a particular type of goods
• SEE ALSO corn exchange
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/corn-exchange
• the old Corn Exchange
6. a place where phone calls are connected so that people can speak to each other

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French eschange (noun), eschangier (verb), based on changer, from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- ‘out, utterly’ (see ex-).