• (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"
• 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"
• 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"
• (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
• a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
• 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
• change over, change around, or switch over
• 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"
• Exchange a penalty for a less severe one
• 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"

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