exchange

exchange: exchange vb Exchange, interchange, bandy mean to give a thing to another in return for another thing from him.

Exchange may imply a disposing of one thing for another by or as if by the methods of bartering or trading

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exchange horses
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the hostile forces exchanged prisoners of war
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exchange farm products for manufactured goods
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Sometimes the term specifically implies a substitution of one thing for another without any definite suggestion of bartering or trading

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wedding presents are often exchanged by the bride for things of which she has greater need
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well satisfied to exchange the stratified suburb of Hyde Park for the amorphous neighborhood of Halsted Street— Lovett
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or an alternation of things by two, sometimes more, persons

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exchange letters
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exchange a few words with each other
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Interchange is rarely used in place of exchange except when alternation (as in reciprocal giving and receiving) is implied, often with the connotation of a continuous succession

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the towns-people and the summer residents interchanged courtesies with each other
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there were repeated cheerings and salutations interchanged between the shore and the ship— Irving
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Bandy may imply a careless or casual tossing back and forth or from one to another

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a firearm is no toy to be bandied about
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and it is often used in place of interchange when vigorous, rapid, and more or less prolonged action is implied

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bandy hasty words
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bandy compliments
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The term also may imply heated or active discussion or a passing of information from one to another

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your name is . . . frequently bandied at table among us— Irving
}

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the stories they invent . . . and bandy from mouth to mouth!— Dickens
}

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Synonyms:

Barter, commute, trade (off or away), swap, truck, change, Barter, traffic, trade, commutation / Interchange, bandy, give and take reciprocally, Interchange, reciprocity / Bourse

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Exchange — may mean: * Trade or barter, the voluntary exchange of goods and/or services * Social exchange * Student exchange program or high school exchange * Exchange rule, from Mathematical Logic * The exchange (chess), the value difference between rook… … Wikipedia
exchange — ex·change n 1 a: a giving of something of value (as real property) in return for something of equal value (as money or property of a like kind) b in the civil law of Louisiana: a giving of something of value in return for something of equal value … Law dictionary
exchange — ex*change ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj ), n. [OE. eschange, eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. [ e]changer, to exchange; pref. ex out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf. {Excamb}.] 1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exchange — [eks chānj′, ikschānj′] vt. exchanged, exchanging [ME eschaungen < OFr eschangier < VL * excambiare: see EX 1 & CHANGE] 1. a) to give, hand over, or transfer (for another thing in return) b) to receive or give another thing for (something … English World dictionary
Exchange — Ex*change , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exchanging}.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. [ e]changer. See {Exchange}, n.] 1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exchange — [n1] trade; deal barter, buying and selling, castling, change, commerce, commutation, conversion, correspondence, dealing, interchange, interdependence, interrelation, network, quid pro quo, rearrangement, reciprocation, reciprocity, replacement … New thesaurus
Exchange — Ex*change , v. i. To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exchange — (engl., spr. Ekstschehndsch), Austausch, Umtausch, Wechsel, die Börse in London … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Exchange — (engl., spr. ex tschēndsch), Austausch, Umtausch; Wechsel, Umsatz; Börse (s.d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Exchange On — [engl.], XON … Universal-Lexikon

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