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Noun exchange has 11 senses

exchange - chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
--₁ is a kind of chemical phenomenon
--₁ has particulars: photochemical exchange
exchange - a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"
--₂ is a kind of conversation
exchange - the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"
--₃ is a kind of group action
--₃ has particulars: tradeoff, trade-off
Derived form: verb exchange₅
exchange - the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
--₄ is a kind of transaction, dealing, dealings
--₄ has particulars: logrolling
Derived form: verb exchange₁
central, telephone exchange, exchange - a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
--₅ is a kind of workplace, work
--₅ is a part of telephone system, phone system
--₅ has particulars: centrex; switchboard, patchboard, plugboard
exchange - a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
--₆ is a kind of workplace, work
--₆ has particulars:
commodity exchange, commodities exchange, commodities market; corn exchange; stock exchange, stock market, securities market
rally, exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
--₇ is a kind of group action
exchange, interchange - reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
--₈ is a kind of commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
--₈ has particulars:
conversion; barter, swap, swop, trade; foreign exchange

Derived form: verb exchange₂
substitution, exchange, commutation - 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"
--₉ is a kind of change
--₉ has particulars:
replacement, replacing; subrogation; weaning, ablactation

Derived forms: verb exchange₄, verb exchange₃
exchange - (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"
--₁₀ is a kind of capture
exchange - (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
--₁₁ is a kind of capture

Verb exchange has 5 senses

exchange, change, interchange - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
--₁ is one way to transfer

Derived form: noun exchange₄
Sample sentence:
They exchange the goods
change, exchange, commute, convert - 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"
--₂ is one way to replace

Derived forms: noun exchange₈, noun exchanger₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
switch over, switch, exchange - change over, change around, or switch over
--₃ is one way to change by reversal, turn, reverse

Derived form: noun exchange₉
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
exchange - hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
--₄ is one way to transfer, reassign

Derived form: noun exchange₉
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
commute, convert, exchange - exchange a penalty for a less severe one
--₅ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived form: noun exchange₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something