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noun

/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

singular	exchange
plural	exchanges

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1
[countable] a situation in which one person gives another person something and receives something else of a similar type or value in return
exchange of:
The two sides agreed an exchange of prisoners of war.
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1. a.
  a situation in which people give each other information or discuss their ideas and opinions
  exchange of:
  We had a frank exchange of views.
  There was an angry exchange of letters between the two firms.
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2. b.
  a situation in which someone shoots at another person and the other person shoots back
  an exchange of fire/gunfire/shots:
  There was an exchange of fire and three soldiers fell dead.
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2
[countable] formal an angry conversation
heated exchange:
Paul and Mark were having a heated exchange in the office.
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3
[uncountable] the act of changing the money of one country to the money of another country
the abolition of exchange controls
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See also foreign exchange
4
[countable] an arrangement in which people or groups from different countries visit each other or do each other's jobs, for example in order to study another country's language or improve relationships
I met Laurence on a French exchange.
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5
[countable] a central place where goods of a particular type are bought and sold
the former corn exchange
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1. a.
  a central place where telephone calls are received and connected to other lines
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  See also telephone exchange
See also stock exchange

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in exchange
if you give someone something in exchange for something else, you give them something and they give you something else of a similar type or value
in exchange for:
Economic sanctions would be lifted in exchange for renewed cooperation.
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