To give in return for something received; trade: exchange dollars for francs; exchanging labor for room and board.
To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: exchange gifts; exchange ideas.
To give up for a substitute: exchange a position in the private sector for a post in government.
To turn in for replacement: exchange defective merchandise at a store.
To give something in return for something received; make an exchange.
To be received in exchange: At that time the British pound exchanged for $2.80.
The act or an instance of exchanging: a prisoner exchange; an exchange of greetings.
One that is exchanged.
A place where things are exchanged, especially a center where securities or commodities are bought and sold: a stock exchange.
A telephone exchange.
A system of payments using instruments, such as negotiable drafts, instead of money.
The fee or percentage charged for participating in such a system of payment.
A bill of exchange.
A rate of exchange.
The amount of difference in the actual value of two or more currencies or between values of the same currency at two or more places.
A dialogue: a heated exchange between the two in-laws.
Of or relating to a reciprocal arrangement between a local and a foreign institution or group: an exchange student; exchange programs for students learning foreign languages.