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iks-CHAYNJ/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

To exchange is to give something and receive something else: exchange addresses; exchange a gift for a larger size. Swap is more informal; replace means put a new thing in the old thing’s place, not always a two-way trade. As a noun: a student exchange; in exchange for. The (stock) exchange is a financial market. Exchange rate is what one currency is worth in another.

Meaning

To give something and receive something else in return.

Examples

• “They exchanged phone numbers after the meeting.”
• “They exchanged a few angry words and left.”
• “You can exchange the shirt if you keep the receipt.”

Good to know

exchange A for B. in exchange for. Informal: swap. Currency: exchange rate. Students: an exchange.

Near in meaning

swap

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