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Nouns (13)

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

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

n. the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"

exchange

n. a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

exchange

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

exchange

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

interchange

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

rally

n. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"

interchange

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

substitution, commutation

n. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

central, telephone exchange

n. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

Verbs (11)

exchange

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

change, commute, convert

v. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"

switch over, switch

v. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

change, interchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

substitute, replace, interchange

v. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

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Fuzzynyms (29)

market, securities industry

n. the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"

dialogue, dialog, duologue

n. a conversation between two persons

discussion, give-and-take, word

n. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

consultation

n. a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"

belt

v. fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"

arouse, stir

v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

move over, give way, give, ease up, yield

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

transact

v. conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

reciprocate

v. alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"

fluctuate, vacillate, waver

v. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

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