exchange
Noun
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is a type of: chemical phenomenon - any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)subtypes: photochemical exchange - an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light)
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is a type of: conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
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is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of peoplesame as: interchange
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is a type of: dealing, dealings, transaction - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)subtypes: logrolling - act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
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subtypes:
- centrex - (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
- patchboard, plugboard, switchboard - telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
is a part of: phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant pointssame as: central, telephone exchange -
subtypes:
- commodities exchange, commodities market, commodity exchange - an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery
- corn exchange - an exchange where grains are bought and sold
- securities market, stock exchange, stock market - an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
has: floor, trading floor - a large room in a exchange where the trading is done -
referred to in:
- squash, squash rackets, squash racquets - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
- lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
- ping-pong, table tennis - a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of peoplesame as: rally -
is a type of: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)subtypes:
- conversion - act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
- barter, swap, swop, trade - an equal exchange
- foreign exchange - the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place
same as: interchange -
is a type of: change - the action of changing somethingsubtypes:
- replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
- subrogation - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
- ablactation, weaning - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
same as: commutation, substitution -
referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingis a type of: capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
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referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's kingis a type of: capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
Verb
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is a type of: transfer - cause to change ownershipsubtypes:
- sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
- cash, cash in - exchange for cash
- ransom, redeem - exchange or buy back for money; under threat
- redeem - to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange
- fill in, stand in, sub, substitute - be a substitute
- swap, switch, swop, trade - exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- barter - exchange goods without involving money
- trade, trade in - turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
same as: change, interchange -
is a type of: replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)subtypes:
- rectify - convert into direct current
- utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
- capitalise, capitalize - convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
- launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
- break - exchange for smaller units of money
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same as: switch, switch over
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subtypes: alternate - exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
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subtypes:
- shift - move and exchange for another
- reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- truncate - replace a corner by a plane
- retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
- subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
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