exchange

英[ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ;eks-] 美[ɪks'tʃendʒ]

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

2. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one);

"they had a bitter exchange"

3. the act of changing one thing for another thing;

"Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"

"there was an exchange of prisoners"

4. the act of giving something in return for something received;

"deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"

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

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

7. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes;

"after a short rally Connors won the point"

8. reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries;

"he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

9. 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"

10. (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop;

"black lost the exchange"

11. (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value;

"the endgame began after the exchange of queens"