exchange
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(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value“the endgame began after the exchange of queens”
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(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop“black lost the exchange”
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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'substitutioncommutation
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reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)interchange
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the act of giving something in return for something received“deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable”
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the act of changing one thing for another thing“They were promised immortality in exchange for their disobedience.”interchange
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(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokesrally
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a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communicationcentraltelephone exchange
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a workplace for buying and selling
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a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)“they had a bitter exchange”
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chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
verb
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change over, change around, as to a new order or sequenceswitchswitch over
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exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or categorychangecommuteconvert
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exchange a penalty for a less severe onecommuteconvert
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give to, and receive from, one anotherinterchange
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put in the place of anotherinterchange
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hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent“exchange prisoners”