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exchangeable Definition


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exchange
verb exchanged, exchanging
    1. To give, or give up, something, in return for something else.
      Thesaurus: bargain, trade, barter, swap, substitute, reciprocate, switch.
      Form: exchange one thing for another (usually)
    2. To give and receive in return.
      Example: The two leaders exchanged gifts
noun
    1. The giving and taking of one thing for another.
      Thesaurus: barter, trade, bargain, swap, dealing, market, commerce, traffic.
    2. A thing exchanged.
      Thesaurus: substitution, replacement, reciprocity, switch.
    3. A giving and receiving in return.
    4. A conversation or argument, especially a brief one.
    5. The act of exchanging the currency of one country for that of another.
    6. A place where shares are traded, or international financial deals carried out.
    7. A central telephone system where lines are connected, or the building housing this.
      Form: telephone exchange (also)
Derivative: exchangeability
noun
    Derivative: exchangeable
    adj
      Derivative: exchanger
      noun
        A person who exchanges money or goods, etc, especially as a profession.
      Idiom: exchange blows (exchange words)
        To quarrel verbally or physically.
      Idiom: in exchange for something
        In return for it.
      Etymology: 14c: from French eschangier, from Latin ex from + cambiare to barter.



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