exchange - Meaning in Konkani

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exchange - Meaning in Konkani

exchange Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of exchange in English

exchange noun

1. (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop

   Example

   • "black lost the exchange"
2. chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
3. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

   Example

   • "they had a bitter exchange"
4. a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
5. a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

   Synonyms

   central, telephone exchange

6. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

   Synonyms

   rally

   Example

   • "after a short rally Connors won the point"
7. the act of changing one thing for another thing

   Synonyms

   interchange

   Examples

   • "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"
   • "there was an interchange of prisoners"
8. the act of giving something in return for something received

   Example

   • "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"
9. reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)

   Synonyms

   interchange

   Example

   • "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
10. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

    Synonyms

    commutation, substitution

    Example

    • "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
11. (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value

    Example

    • "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"

exchange verb

1. change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

   Synonyms

   switch over, switch

2. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

   Synonyms

   change, change, commute, convert

   Examples

   • "convert centimeters into inches"
   • "convert holdings into shares"
   • "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"
   • "He changed his name"
3. exchange a penalty for a less severe one

   Synonyms

   commute, convert

4. give to, and receive from, one another

   Synonyms

   change, change, interchange

   Examples

   • "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
   • "Would you change places with me?"
5. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

   Synonyms

   interchange, replace, substitute

   Examples

   • "substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"
   • "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
   • "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
6. hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

   Examples

   • "exchange employees between branches of the company"
   • "exchange prisoners"

Synonyms of exchange

• commutation, substitution
• interchange
• interchange
• rally
• central, telephone exchange
• switch, switch over
• change, commute, convert
• commute, convert
• change, interchange
• interchange, replace, substitute

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