exchange
/ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.85 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "All in all, it was an even exchange."
- "an exchange of cattle for grain"
- "I'll help you out this time, depending on what can you give me in exchange."
- "The stock exchange is open for trading."
- "The old corn exchange has been converted into a music venue."
- "The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films."
Etymology
From Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschange (whence modern French échange), from the verb eschanger, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Spelling later changed on the basis of ex-, with pronunciation following. By surface analysis, ex- + change.
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Inflected Forms
exchanges (plural)
exchanges (present, singular)
exchanging (participle, present)
exchanged (participle, past)
exchanged (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
exchanged (first person, past)
exchangest (archaic, present)
exchanged (past, second person)
exchangedst (archaic, past)
exchangeth (archaic, present)