exchange
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ nounDefinition
GIVING [C, U] › when you give something to someone and they give you something else: an exchange of ideas/information They were given food and shelter in exchange for work.
STUDENTS [C] › an arrangement by which students and teachers from one country go to stay with students and teachers in another: Janet has happy memories of going on an exchange to France.
CONVERSATION [C] › a short conversation or argument: There were angry exchanges between the police and demonstrators. → See also the stock exchange
(Definition of exchange noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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