Definition of exchange

"exchange" in the noun sense

1. exchange

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

2. exchange

a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one

"they had a bitter exchange"

3. exchange, interchange

the act of changing one thing for another thing

"Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"

"there was an interchange of prisoners"

4. exchange

the act of giving something in return for something received

"deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"

5. central, telephone exchange, exchange

a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

6. exchange

a workplace for buying and selling open only to members

7. rally, exchange

sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

"after a short rally Connors won the point"

8. exchange, interchange

reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries

"he earns his living from the interchange of currency"

9. substitution, exchange, commutation

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"

10. exchange

chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop

"black lost the exchange"

11. exchange

chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value

"the endgame began after the exchange of queens"

"exchange" in the verb sense

1. exchange, change, interchange

give to, and receive from, one another

"Would you change places with me?"

"We have been exchanging letters for a year"

2. change, exchange, commute, convert

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"

3. switch over, switch, exchange

change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence

4. exchange

hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent

"exchange prisoners"

"exchange employees between branches of the company"

5. substitute, replace, interchange, exchange

put in the place of another switch seemingly equivalent items

"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"

"substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"

"synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"

6. commute, convert, exchange

exchange a penalty for a less severe one

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Quotations for exchange

Exchange is no robbery. [ Proverb ]

Science
Is but an exchange of ignorance for that
Which is another kind of ignorance. [ Byron ]

Joy is an import; joy is an exchange;
Joy flies monopolists: it calls for two;
Rich fruit! Heaven planted! never plucked by one. [ Young ]

Joy is an exchange.
Joy flies monopolies; it calls for two:
Rich fruit, heaven-planted, never plucked by one. [ Edward Young ]

An atheist-laugh's a poor exchange For Deity offended! [ Burns ]

My early and invincible love of reading, I would not exchange for the treasures of India. [ Gibbon ]

Time has been given only for us to exchange each year of our life with the remembrance of truth. [ St. Martin ]

They exchange their home and sweet thresholds for exile, and seek under another sun another home. [ Virgil ]

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it for all the thrones in the world. [ Napoleon I ]

A taste for books is the pleasure and glory of my life; I would not exchange it for the riches of the Indies. [ E. Gibbon ]

The best that we can do for one another is to exchange our thoughts freely; and that, after all, is about all. [ Froude ]

Knowledge is not happiness, and science but an exchange of ignorance for that which is another kind of ignorance. [ Byron ]

The love of reading enables a man to exchange the wearisome hours of life which come to every one for hours of delight. [ Montesquieu ]

There is an exchange of thought and feeling which is happy alike in speech and in silence. It is quietness pervaded with friendship. [ Henry van Dyke ]

If the crowns of all the kingdoms of Europe were laid down at my feet in exchange for my books and my love of reading, I would spurn them all. [ Fenelon ]

Pride is handsome, economical; pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist but itself, that it seems as if it were a great gain to exchange vanity for pride. [ Emerson ]

Who is it that does not voluntarily exchange his health, his repose, and his very life for reputation and glory? The most useless, frivolous, and false coin that passes current among us. [ Montaigne ]

Compliments of congratulation are always kindly taken, and cost one nothing but pen, ink, and paper. I consider them as draughts upon good breeding, where the exchange is always greatly in favor of the drawer. [ Chesterfield ]

What is commonly called friendship is no more than a partnership, a reciprocal regard for one another's interests, and an exchange of good offices; in a word, mere traffic, wherein self-love always proposes to be a gainer. [ Rochefoucauld ]

exchange in Scrabble®

The word exchange is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters exchange:

EXCHANGE
(225)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word exchange

EXCHANGE
(225)
EXCHANGE
(198)
EXCHANGE
(150)
EXCHANGE
(132)
EXCHANGE
(87)
EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
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EXCHANGE
(25)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In exchange

EXCHANGE
(225)
EXCHANGE
(198)
EXCHANGE
(150)
EXCHANGE
(132)
EXCHANGE
(87)
EXCHANGE
(84)
EXCHANGE
(84)
HEXANE
(72)
EXCHANGE
(72)
EXCHANGE
(69)
EXCHANGE
(66)
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(66)
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(66)
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HEXANE
(60)
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(58)
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ACHENE
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ACHENE
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HENCE
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CHANGE
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CHANGE
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HEX
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EACH
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CHANGE
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CHANGE
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HENCE
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ACHENE
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HENCE
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HANG
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HENCE
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HEXANE
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CHANGE
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CHANGE
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HENCE
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AXE
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ACENE
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HENCE
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AXE
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CAGE
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HANG
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AXE
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HEX
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HENCE
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CHANGE
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HEXANE
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CHANGE
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AX
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AX
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EACH
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EACH
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ACHE
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CANE
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ACHE
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HEX
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AXE
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CHANGE
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EACH
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HEXANE
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ACHENE
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AX
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HEX
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EXCHANGE
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EX
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HENCE
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CHANGE
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ACENE
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CHANGE
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CHANGE
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CHANGE
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ACHENE
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CANE
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exchange in Words With Friends™

The word exchange is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters exchange:

EXCHANGE
(174)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word exchange

EXCHANGE
(174)
EXCHANGE
(150)
EXCHANGE
(135)
EXCHANGE
(117)
EXCHANGE
(99)
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(99)
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EXCHANGE
(96)
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EXCHANGE
(26)
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EXCHANGE
(25)
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(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In exchange

EXCHANGE
(174)
EXCHANGE
(150)
EXCHANGE
(135)
EXCHANGE
(117)
HEXANE
(114)
EXCHANGE
(99)
EXCHANGE
(99)
EXCHANGE
(99)
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(96)
HEXANE
(96)
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(96)
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(93)
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(92)
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(87)
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(78)
CHANGE
(72)
HEXANE
(66)
CHANGE
(66)
HEXANE
(64)
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(64)
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(62)
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(62)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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ACHENE
(60)
EXCHANGE
(58)
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HENCE
(57)
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CHANGE
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HEXANE
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ACHENE
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ACENE
(51)
HENCE
(51)
CAGE
(51)
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(48)
ACHENE
(48)
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Words within the letters of exchange

2 letter words in exchange (9 words)

3 letter words in exchange (10 words)

4 letter words in exchange (7 words)

5 letter words in exchange (2 words)

6 letter words in exchange (3 words)

8 letter words in exchange (1 word)

exchange + 1 blank (3 words)

exchange + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence exchange

Words that end with exchange (4 words)

Word Growth involving exchange

Shorter words in exchange

an hang change

ha hang change

ex

Longer words containing exchange

exchangeability unexchangeability

exchangeable nonexchangeable

exchangeable unexchangeable

exchanged reexchanged

exchanged unexchanged

exchanger exchangers nonexchangers

exchanger nonexchanger nonexchangers

exchanges reexchanges

exchanges stockexchanges

nonexchange nonexchangeable

nonexchange nonexchanger nonexchangers

reexchange reexchanged

reexchange reexchanges

stockexchange stockexchanges