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Meaning of 'interchange' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Interchange [ n.]
- The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons.
- The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce.
- Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.
2 . Interchange [ v. i.]
- To make an interchange; to alternate.
3 . Interchange [ v. t.]
- To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.
- To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.

Meaning of 'interchange' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . interchange [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
Example in sentence:
  • Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience;
  • there was an interchange of prisoners
Meaning (2):
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
Example in sentence:
  • he earns his living from the interchange of currency
3 . interchange [ v]
Meaning (3):
- cause to change places
Example in sentence:
  • interchange this screw for one of a smaller size
Meaning (4):
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (5):
- give to, and receive from, one another
Example in sentence:
  • We have been exchanging letters for a year;
  • Would you change places with me?

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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