Definition of exchanges

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  • exchanges is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 22
  • exchanges is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 22
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Definition of exchanges

  • exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. change
    2. commute
    3. convert
  • the act of changing one thing for another thing (noun)

    Examples

    1. Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience

    Synonyms

    1. interchange
  • give to, and receive from, one another (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. change
    2. interchange
  • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. interchange
    2. replace
    3. substitute
  • reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. interchange
  • exchange a penalty for a less severe one (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. commute
    2. convert
  • a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. central
    2. telephone exchange
  • the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. commutation
    2. substitution
  • (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. rally
  • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. switch
    2. switch over
  • a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) (noun)

    Examples

    1. they had a bitter exchange
  • a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members (noun)
  • chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another (noun)
  • (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop (noun)

    Examples

    1. black lost the exchange
  • (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value (noun)

    Examples

    1. the endgame began after the exchange of queens
  • hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent (verb)

    Examples

    1. exchange prisoners
    2. exchange employees between branches of the company
  • the act of giving something in return for something received (noun)

    Examples

    1. deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable

See definition of exchanges in Merriam Webster