Tra từ exchange - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ex·change [exchange exchanges exchanged exchanging] noun, verb BrE [ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ] NAmE [ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ]
noun

GIVING AND RECEIVING
1. countable, uncountable an act of giving sth to sb or doing sth for sb and receiving sth in return
• The exchange of prisoners took place this morning.
• We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information.
•an exchange of glances/insults
•an exchange of fire (= between enemy soldiers)
•I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a fair exchange?
•Would you like my old TV in exchange for this camera?
•I'll type your report if you'll babysit in exchange.
see also ↑part exchange

CONVERSATION/ARGUMENT
2. countable a conversation or an argument
•There was only time for a brief exchange.
•The Prime Minister was involved in a heated exchange with opposition MPs.

OF MONEY
3. uncountable the process of changing an amount of one ↑currency (= the money used in one country) for an equal value of another
•currency exchange facilities
•Where can I find the best exchange rate / rate of exchange?
see also ↑foreign exchange

BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES
4. countable an arrangement when two people or groups from different countries visit each other's homes or do each other's jobs for a short time
• Our school does an exchange with a school in France.
• Nick went on the French exchange.
•trade and cultural exchanges with China

BUILDING
5. (often Exchange)countable (in compounds)a building where business people met in the past to buy and sell a particular type of goods
•the old Corn Exchange
see also ↑stock exchange

TELEPHONE
6. countable = ↑telephone exchange

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French eschange (noun), eschangier (verb), based on changer, from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- ‘out, utterly’ (see ↑ex-).

Thesaurus:
exchange noun C, U
•Timber was sent to Egypt in exchange for linen.
replacement • • substitution • • barter • • reversal • |especially BrE, spoken journalism swap/swop •
a/an exchange/reversal/swap between A and B
a direct exchange/replacement/substitution
a straight exchange/swap

Example Bank:
•Members got into heated exchanges with the chairperson.
•Opposition MPs were involved in heated exchanges with the prime minister.
•She considered free language lessons a fair exchange for a place to stay.
•She had a full and frank exchange of views with her boss before resigning.
•She is in France on a student exchange.
•There were exchanges of goods between the two regions.
•There were many acrimonious exchanges between the two men.
•They've had many spirited exchanges.
•We get together once a month for a mutual exchange of ideas.
•Wool and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.
•a bitter verbal exchange
•a constant cultural exchange by young people on the Internet
•a free exchange of ideas and opinions
•an exchange over the question of Joe Hill's guilt
•an exchange with a German student
•angry exchanges about the problem of unemployment
•I get you out of the country and you keep your mouth shut. Is that a fair exchange?
•I'll type your report if you'll babysit in exchange.
•The meeting was marked by a violent verbal exchange between the two presidents.
•There was a brief exchange of glances.
•There was a heated exchange between the parents and the school managers.
•We have currency exchange facilities.
•Where can I find the best exchange rate/rate of exchange?

verb

GIVE AND RECEIVE
1. to give sth to sb and at the same time receive the same type of thing from them
•~ sth to exchange ideas/news/information
• Juliet and David exchanged glances (= they looked at each other).
• Everyone in the group exchanged email addresses.
•~ sth with sb I shook hands and exchanged a few words with the manager.
•The two men exchanged blows (= hit each other).
•I heard them exchange words (= argue).

MONEY/GOODS
2. to give or return sth that you have and get sth different or better instead
Syn: ↑change
•~ sth If it doesn't fit, take it back and the store will exchange it.
•~ A for B You can exchange your currency for dollars in the hotel.

CONTRACTS
3. ~ contracts (especially BrE)to sign a contract with the person that you are buying sth from, especially a house or land
•The firm has just exchanged contracts on a nine-acre site.
see have/exchange words (with sb) (about sth) at ↑word _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French eschange (noun), eschangier (verb), based on changer, from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- ‘out, utterly’ (see ↑ex-).

Thesaurus:
exchange verb
1. T
•We use the forum to exchange ideas.
swap/swop • • switch • • change • • reverse • • barter • • substitute • • replace • |especially AmE journalism trade •
exchange/swap/switch/change/barter/substitute/trade A for B
switch/substitute/replace B with A
exchange/swap/switch/reverse A and B
exchange/swap/switch/change/trade places
Which word? Exchange is slightly formal and is often used in fixed phrases when people look at or talk to each other:
•exchange glances/a few words
✗ swap/trade glances/a few words You can also exchange information/ideas. Switch is often used when one thing is exchanged for another without sb knowing about it. Swap is used more for physical things, although you can swap stories/jokes. Trade is commonly used in American English but in British English it is mostly used just for stories, jokes and insults.
2. T
•She exchanged her dollars for euros.
change • • cash • • cash sth in •
exchange/change your currency/pounds/dollars for/into pounds/dollars/the lcoal currency
cash/change traveller's cheques

Example Bank:
•Everyone in the group exchanged telephone numbers.
•If it doesn't fit, take it back and the store will exchange it.
•Juliet and David exchanged glances.
•The two men exchanged blows.
•We use the forum to exchange ideas.