Synonyms for exchange


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : iks-cheynj
Phonetic Transcription : ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ

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Définition of exchange

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act of reciprocal giving and receiving," from Anglo-French eschaunge, Old French eschange (Modern French échange), from Late Latin excambium, from excambiare, from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + cambire "barter" (see change). Practice of merchants or lenders meeting to exchange bills of debt led to meaning "building for mercantile business" (1580s).
  • noun trade; deal
  • noun place where stocks are bought, sold
  • verb trade
Example sentences :
  • They reached the office of Fouts, in the, latter street, just as the Exchange had closed.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • But I was not content with the first view that had been afforded me at the Exchange.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I saw you in the Exchange this morning—I saw you yesterday—and the day before.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • And what do you propose to give him in exchange for the solace that you take away?
  • Extract from : « Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Exchange typewriters with me so I can have the same machine.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • "Piece for piece, I will exchange, as I offered," he announced.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • Oh, foolish woman, if you do, you only exchange your woes for worse ones.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • The first one was from a brother minister, begging an exchange.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • How do your lawyers live, your politicians, your intriguers, your men of the Exchange?
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • There had never been anything between them, not even the exchange of a kiss.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Antonyms for exchange

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