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exchange prisoners, employees, etc.

(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"

(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"

reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"

a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

change over, change around, or switch over

(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"

(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"

reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"

a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

change over, change around, or switch over

a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"

hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

The act of substituting one thing in the place of another; as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a sword, and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; as, an exchange of civilities or views.

The thing given or received in return; esp., a publication exchanged for another.

The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country, in which case they are called inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange.

A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple.

The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often contracted to 'Change.

To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell.

To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats.

To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes.

To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; - usually followed by for before the thing received.

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

The act of substituting one thing in the place of another; as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a sword, and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; as, an exchange of civilities or views.

The thing given or received in return; esp., a publication exchanged for another.

The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country, in which case they are called inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange.

A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple.

The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business. In this sense often contracted to 'Change.

To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell.

To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats.

To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes.

To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; - usually followed by for before the thing received.

To give in return for something; to barter.

To give one thing for another.

The act of giving one thing for another; the act of giving and receiving; the act of resigning one thing for another; a place where special business accounts are settled; as, a stock exchange (often 'change); a central office.

Exchangeable.

To give one thing for another.

The act of exchanging, in which the thing received is supposed to be equivalent to the thing given; the act of giving up or resigning one thing or state for another without contract; the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; the contract of exchange; the thing given or the thing received in exchange; the form of exchanging one debt or credit for another, or settling by order, draft, or bill of exchange; the place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet to transact business at certain hours. The course of exchange; the current price between two places, which is above or below par, or at par. Arbitration of Exchange, the calculation of the profit of exchanges at different places. Bill of Exchange, a written order directing one party to pay a sum of money to another.

To barter or give one thing or commodity for another; to lay aside, quit, or resign one things, state, or condition, for another; to give and receive reciprocally; interchange.

To pass by exchange.

Change.

In comm. to part with, in return for some equivalent; to transfer, for a recompense; to barter; as, he exchanges his goods in foreign countries for gold, the workman exchanges his labor for money; "He has something to exchange with those abroad."-Locke: to lay aside, quit, or resign one thing, state, or condition, and take another in the place of it; to part with for a substitute; as, to exchange a crown for a cowl; to exchange a throne for a cell or a hermitage; to exchange a life of ease for a life of toil; "And death for life exchanged foolishly."-Skak.: to give and receive reciprocally; to give and take; communicate mutually; to interchange; as, to exchange horses, clothes, thoughts, civilities.

To make an exchange: to pass or to be taken as an equivalent: as, a dollar should exchange for ten dimes.

The act of giving one thing or commodity for another; barter; the act of parting with something in return for an equivalent; traffic by interchange of commodities; "Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses." -Gen. xlvii. 17; the act of giving up or resigning one thing or state for another, without contract; as the exchange of a crown for a cloister: the act of giving and receiving reciprocally; as, an exchange of thoughts, an exchange of civilities: the contract by which one commodity is transferred to another for an equivalent commodity: the thing given in return for something received; or the thing received in return for what is given; change; "There's my exchange."-Shak.: among journalists, a newspaper sent to one office in exchange for one received: the process of exchanging one debt or credit for another; or the receiving or paying of money in one place, for an equal sum in another, by order, draft, or bill of exchange: in mercantile lang. a bill drawn for money; a bill of exchange: in law, a mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other: the place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet to transact business, at certain hours, often contracted into 'Change; "As he does in the market and exchange, who sells several things."-Locke: in arith. a rule the object of which is to find how much of the money of one country is equivalent to a given sum of the money of another; all the calculations in exchange may be performed by the rule of proportion; and the work may often be abbreviated by the method of aliquot parts.

EXCHANGEABILITY.

Change.

EXCHANGEABILITY.

To part with in return for something else; barter; interchange.

To be given or received in exchange; make an exchange.

The act of exchanging or that which is exchanged; barter; trade.

Any transfer.of value, as by credits, drafts, etc., or the rate at which it is effected.

A place where merchants effect exchanges.

A central telephone - office.

Act of exchanging; barter; difference in the value of currencies; place where merchants meet.

To give or leave for something else; to barter.

To give one thing for another; to barter; to resign or lay aside one state or condition and take another instead of it; to give and receive the like thing.

The act of giving one thing or commodity for another; barter; the act of giving up one condition or state for another; the difference in value of money in different countries; a place where merchants meet-in this sense often written change; a rule in arithmetic.

n. Act of giving or taking as an equivalent; barter; the act of giving and receiving reciprocally;—the thing given or received in return; —the process of settling accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange; — a rule in arithmetic to determine the proportional value of money in different countries;—the place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet to transact business at certain hours.

To give or quit one thing for the sake of gaining another; to give and take reciprocally.

The act of giving and receiving reciprocally; barter; the balance of the money of different nations; the place where the merchants meet to negociate their affairs.