Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: exchange, telephone_exchange

'exchange'

[exchange.n.01] as in: chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

'exchange'

[exchange.n.02] as in: a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

Examples:
they had a bitter exchange

'exchange'

[exchange.n.03] as in: the act of changing one thing for another thing

Examples:
Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience
there was an interchange of prisoners

'exchange'

[exchange.n.04] as in: the act of giving something in return for something received

Examples:
deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable

'exchange'

[central.n.01] as in: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

'exchange'

[exchange.n.06] as in: a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members

'exchange'

[rally.n.05] as in: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

Examples:
after a short rally Connors won the point

'exchange'

[exchange.n.08] as in: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)

Examples:
he earns his living from the interchange of currency

'exchange'

[substitution.n.02] as in: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

Examples:
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help

'exchange'

[exchange.n.10] as in: (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop

Examples:
black lost the exchange

'exchange'

[exchange.n.11] as in: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value

Examples:
the endgame began after the exchange of queens

'exchange'

[exchange.v.01] as in: give to, and receive from, one another

Examples:
Would you change places with me?
We have been exchanging letters for a year

'exchange'

[change.v.06] as in: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

Examples:
Could you convert my dollars into pounds?
He changed his name
convert centimeters into inches
convert holdings into shares

'exchange'

[switch_over.v.01] as in: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

'exchange'

[exchange.v.04] as in: hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

Examples:
exchange prisoners
exchange employees between branches of the company

'exchange'

[substitute.v.01] as in: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Examples:
the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning

'exchange'

[commute.v.04] as in: exchange a penalty for a less severe one

Origins

					exchange (English)
├── eschaunge (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── eschaunge (Anglo-Norman)
│       └── eschange (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── eschanger (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── eschaungen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── eschaungier (Anglo-Norman)