to exchange

Definition of to exchange in English English dictionary: {v} truck; switch; wrixle; change
I would give any thing to change a word or two with this person.; A conversation
After an exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.; To replace with a similar item
I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.; An act of exchanging or trading
All in all, it was an even exchange.; An exchange is a market where securities, commodities, options and futures are traded, such as the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange; {n} the act of bartering, a place of meeting for merchants a balance of money; {v} to give one thing for another; {i} conversion; stock market; trade, barter, act of giving something in return for something else; eschaunge; exchange a penalty for a less severe one; A registered marketplace where securities are traded Securities exchanges include the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and regional exchanges such as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange Stocks trading on an exchange are referred to as listed securities; give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"; chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; In this sense often contracted to 'Change; The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain; A place for conducting trading; A centralized place for trading securities and commodities, usually involving an auction process Examples include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) BACK TO TOP; An exchange is a brief conversation, usually an angry one. There've been some bitter exchanges between the two groups; To trade or barter; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; A public electronic marketplace where buyers and sellers can post requests to buy and sell products Price, terms and other information about the sale are completely visible Examples are CheMatch and the original ChemConnect business; The giving of one thing for another Under section 1031, property held for productive use in a trade or business is exchanged for like-kind property; The process of switching from one mutual fund to another within the same fund family When the switch is made, the shares of the currently owned fund are sold, and the proceeds are used to buy shares of the new fund The sale is a taxable event, meaning that capital gains or losses have been realized and must be reported on your tax return If the exchange is in a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA, taxes are not due until money is withdrawn; (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"; An exchange is an arrangement in which people from two different countries visit each other's country, to strengthen links between them. a series of sporting and cultural exchanges with Seoul I'm going to go on an exchange visit to Paris; {f} give one thing in return for another, replace one thing with another, trade, barter; the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"; To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a city meet at certain hours, to transact business; If you do or give something in exchange for something else, you do it or give it in order to get that thing. It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favors. American Stock Exchange bill of exchange commodity exchange exchange control exchange rate foreign exchange gift exchange ion exchange resin London Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities and Exchange Commission stock exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"; change over, change around, or switch over; The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange; A forum, either physical or electronic, that brings together buyers and sellers of commodities and their derivatives (e g , futures) for purposes of matching them together Typically, an exchange acts as a third party guarantor for such deals by requiring the posting of collateral, while establishing and enforcing market rules that ensure liquidity and fairness Entry to an exchange is generally through "seats" that are limited in number, usually to brokerage houses; a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication; a unit established by the Local Exchange Company for the administration of communications service in a specified area which usually embraces a city, town, or village and its environs It consists of one or more Central Offices together with the associated plant used in furnishing communications service within that area; The exchange is the same as the telephone exchange. see also corn exchange, foreign exchange, stock exchange; An assembly of switching devices used to route calls to their destination by establishing temporary connections between two telecommunications network circuits, or by routing data packets France Télécom's network comprises a hierarchical system of exchanges The higher the exchange in this system, the greater the number of subscribers it serves; These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country, in which case they are called inland bills; The physical location where brokers transact business for their clients The principal ones are the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange), ASE (American Stock Exchange) and NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotes) This last one is not so much a physical location but rather a method of trade transaction Each exchange has different requirements as to which companies can trade on their exchange; The highest-level Fibre Channel mechanism used for communication between N_Ports They are composed of 1 or more related sequences and work either uni- or bi-directionally; the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"; A transfer of property for other property or services Exchanges of like-kind property are a popular method for deferring taxes; Microsoft's integrated fax and e-mail program designed for Windows; The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes); The marketplace in which stocks, bonds, and options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indices are traded Principal U S stock exchanges include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), American Stock Exchange (AMEX), and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASDAQ); Estates exchanged must be equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple; This is a four character field indicating the primary trading market for the company's common stock The following are the valid codes: NYSE = New York Stock Exchange, AMEX = American Stock Exchange, NASD = Nasdaq Market, OTC = Pink Sheet or OTC Bulletin Board; To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats; An exchange of fire, for example, is an incident in which people use guns or missiles against each other. There was an exchange of fire during which the gunman was wounded; To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or resign (something being received in place of the thing parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell; An exchange is an organized market with transactions concentrated in a physical facility with participants entering two-sided quotations (bid and ask) on a continuous basis [GAO] The voluntary transfer of rights to use goods [FACS] (see also National Securities Clearing Corporation, fiscal policy) (includes Exchange Clearing House, Private ACH Exchange, Securities and Exchange Commission, corporate trade exchange, equation of exchange, exchange rate, exchange value, fixed exchange rate system, fixed exchange rates, floating exchange rate system, floating exchange rates, foreign exchange desk, foreign exchange rate, forward exchange, gains of exchange, gold exchange standard, interregional exchange, intraregional exchange); A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in consideration of the other; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"; If two or more people exchange things of a particular kind, they give them to each other at the same time. We exchanged addresses and Christmas cards He exchanged a quick smile with her then entered the lift. Exchange is also a noun. He ruled out any exchange of prisoners with the militants. a frank exchange of views; Exchange is trading goods and services with people for other goods and services or for money The simplest form of exchange is barter - the direct trading of goods or services Voluntary exchange gives people a broader range of choices in buying goods and services Voluntary exchange is a win-win situation - since both parties expect to gain; (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange" reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable" the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners" a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange" chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company; A marketplace, or any organization or group that provides or maintains a marketplace for trading securities, options, futures, or commodities Examples of exchanges: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the American Stock Exchange (AMEX); To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration of something received as an equivalent; usually followed by for before the thing received; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company; If you exchange something, you replace it with a different thing, especially something that is better or more satisfactory. the chance to sell back or exchange goods If the car you have leased is clearly unsatisfactory, you can always exchange it for another; What is the Microsoft Exchange client?