exchange
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,827 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,858 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) they had a bitter exchange
- the act of changing one thing for another thing also: interchange Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobediencethere was an interchange of prisoners
- the act of giving something in return for something received deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication also: central, telephone exchange
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
exchange in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He offered me that work to do, promising, in exchange, my lodging and one meal a day.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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His pretensions to literature were, I should say, bounded by his Stock Exchange notebook and his betting-book.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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She was an old flame of his, so he broached the subject of a mutual exchange of favors.
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction · 20-66 Petronius Arbiter · Chapter 1
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I don't wonder they like him so well on the Stock Exchange: he probably initiates new members and makes them ride goats.
The Motormaniacs · Lloyd Osbourne · Chapter 1
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R. Jones' face clouded, and jerky remarks about hardness of times and losses on the Stock Exchange began to proceed from him.
Something New · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 2