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exchange

/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ noun A2
  1. An act of exchanging or trading. (countable, uncountable) · All in all, it was an even exchange.· an exchange of cattle for grain
  2. A place for conducting trading. (countable, uncountable) · The stock exchange is open for trading.· The old corn exchange has been converted into a music venue.
  3. A central office. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The portion of a telephone number that represents (or formerly represented) a central office. (countable, uncountable) · The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films.· NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange.
  5. A conversation. (countable, uncountable) · After a lengthy exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.
  6. The loss of one piece and associated capture of another. (countable, uncountable)
  7. The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook. (countable, uncountable)
  8. The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane. (countable, uncountable)

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After walking for about ten minutes, during which Danglars did not exchange a single word with his guide, he found himself between a hillock and a clump of high weeds; three men, standing silent, formed a triangle, of which he was the centre.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1071 · C1
We make in our case a deposit, on a mortgage, which is an advance, as you see, since we gain at least ten, fifteen, twenty, or a hundred livres’ worth of iron in exchange for our money.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 957 · C1
“This is the way such affairs are generally arranged when it is wished to do them stylishly: Your two solicitors appoint a meeting, when the contract is signed, for the next or the following day; then they exchange the two portions, for which they each give a receipt; then, when the marriage is celebrated, they place the amount at your disposal as the chief member of the alliance.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 966 · C1
They quickly agreed to exchange the produce of their day’s sport.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 32 · B2

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