Entry Word: exchange

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another <exchanges of commemorative pins are common among Olympic athletes>

Synonyms barter, commutation, swap, trade, truck

Related Words replacement, substitution; reciprocation, recompense, requital; bargain, deal, horse trade, negotiation, transaction; bargaining, dealing, dickering, haggling, horse trading; logrolling

2 talking or a talk between two or more people <we had a brief exchange with the pastor as we passed him on the way out of church> — see conversation