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exchange

[iks-cheynj] / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /
NOUN
trade; deal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
change commerce network swap transaction transfer
STRONG
barter castling commutation conversion correspondence dealing interchange interdependence interrelation rearrangement reciprocation reciprocity replacement revision shift shuffle shuffling substitution supplanting switch traffic transposing transposition truck
WEAK
buying and selling quid pro quo supplantment tit for tat
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
NOUN
place where stocks are bought, sold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
market network stock exchange
STRONG
curb net store
WEAK
Wall Street over the counter the Big Board the Street
VERB
trade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
swap
STRONG
alternate bandy bargain barter castle change commute correspond displace flip-flop interchange invert market network rearrange reciprocate replace reverse revise seesaw shift shuffle shuttle substitute switch traffic transact transfer transpose truck
WEAK
buy and sell cash in change hands contact with convert into deal in give and take go over to hook up horse-trade link up pass to pay back return the compliment swap horses turn the tables
Antonyms
STRONG
continue deny hold keep leave alone refuse remain

Example Sentences

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She also declined to reveal anything about the exchange, saying, “He’s the one that initiated the conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

What no one expected was that the most heated exchange of the night would come after the bulk of the action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But the machine at Weston Favell will be slightly different – users instead exchange bottles and cans for a printed ticket that can be swapped for rewards at participating retailers based in the shopping centre.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The reality stars’ exchange with the emergency dispatcher played out in the video, with the dispatcher urging the couple to stop following the car.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Careful and methodical, Einarsson began to coach Bobby through an exchange of long, technical e-mails with UBS.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.