exchange

CEFRA2

/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To give something and receive something else in return.

  2. 02

    noun

    The act of giving and receiving different things.

Examples

  • Can I exchange yen for dollars here?

  • The exchange of prisoners took place this morning.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ɛkˈst͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A place for conducting trading.

  2. Ellipsis of telephone exchange., A central office.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An act of exchanging or trading.

More examples

In context

  • The exchange rates for foreign currency change daily.

  • All in all, it was an even exchange.

  • I'll help you out this time, depending on what can you give me in exchange.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschange (whence modern French échange), from the verb eschanger, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Spelling later changed on the basis of ex-, with pronunciation following. By surface analysis, ex- + change.