exchange

exchange

noun

Definition of EXCHANGE

1

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

Synonyms back-and-forth, barter, commutation, dicker, quid pro quo, swap, trade, trade-off, 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>

Synonyms chat, colloquy, converse, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, exchange

Related Words banter, chaff, cross fire, give-and-take, persiflage, raillery, repartee; conference, parley, powwow; babble, chatter, chin-wag [slang], chitchat, confabulation, gabfest, gossip, natter [chiefly British], palaver, prate, prattle, rap, small talk, table talk; round-robin, roundtable, symposium; debate, deliberation