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Etymology

From the Old French verb eschanger < Latin excambiare (“to exchange”) < ex (“out”) + cambiare (“to change”).

Pronunciation

Noun

exchange (plural exchanges)

  1. An act of exchanging or trading.
    All in all, it was an even exchange.
  2. A place for conducting trading.
    The stock exchange is open for trading.
  3. (telephony, US only?) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).
    The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films.
    NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange.
  4. A conversation.
    After an exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.

Derived terms

Verb

to exchange (third-person singular simple present exchanges, present participle exchanging, simple past and past participle exchanged)

  1. (transitive) To trade or barter.
    I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.
  2. (transitive) To replace with a similar item.
    I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.

Translations

To trade or barter
To replace with a similar item
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  • Ido: kambiar

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Exchange taken by David Brunot Founded 1840 The location was known for a horse exchange that took place on a mail route through this area This would earn the town its name

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