exchange
noun (GIVING AND GETTING) /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/Definition
B1 [C or U] the act of giving something to someone and them giving you something else: an exchange of ideas/information They were given food and shelter in exchange for work. She proposes an exchange of contracts at two o'clock. Several people were killed during the exchange of gunfire.Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of exchange noun (GIVING AND GETTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- substitute verb
- succeed verb (FOLLOW)
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap verb
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Replacing and exchanging
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