exchange
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Is exchange a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (telephony) Ellipsis of telephone exchange.countableuncountable
2. (telephony) Ellipsis of telephone exchange.Examples: "The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films."; "NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange."countableuncountable
3. (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.countableuncountable
4. (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.countableuncountableusuallywith-definite-article
5. (obsolete) The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.Examples: "Lady, as you are mine, I am yours, I giue away my selfe for you, and doat vpon the exchange."countableobsoleteuncountable
6. (biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To trade or barter.Examples: "I'll gladly exchange my place for yours."Synonyms: trucktransitive
2. (transitive, figurative) To mutually direct at each other.Examples: "The opposing soldiers exchanged fire across the burning streets."figurativelytransitive
3. (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.Examples: "I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size."; "Since his arrest, the mob boss has exchanged a mansion for a jail cell."Synonyms: interchangetransitive
4. (law, England and Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.EnglandNorthern-IrelandWalesabbreviationalt-ofclipping
5. (transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.Synonyms: tradetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary