Exchangeable

ex·change  (ks-chnj)

v. ex·changed, ex·chang·ing, ex·chang·es

v.tr.

1. To give in return for something received; trade: exchange dollars for francs; exchanging labor for room and board.

2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: exchange gifts; exchange ideas.

3. To give up for a substitute: exchange a position in the private sector for a post in government.

4. To turn in for replacement: exchange defective merchandise at a store.

v.intr.

1. To give something in return for something received; make an exchange.

2. To be received in exchange: At that time the British pound exchanged for $2.80.

n.

1. The act or an instance of exchanging: a prisoner exchange; an exchange of greetings.

2. One that is exchanged.

3. A place where things are exchanged, especially a center where securities or commodities are bought and sold: a stock exchange.

4. A telephone exchange.

5.

a. A system of payments using instruments, such as negotiable drafts, instead of money.

b. The fee or percentage charged for participating in such a system of payment.

6. A bill of exchange.

7. A rate of exchange.

8. The amount of difference in the actual value of two or more currencies or between values of the same currency at two or more places.

9. A dialogue: a heated exchange between the two in-laws.

adj.

Of or relating to a reciprocal arrangement between a local and a foreign institution or group: an exchange student; exchange programs for students learning foreign languages.

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[Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, from Vulgar Latin *excambire : Latin ex-, ex- + Late Latin cambre, to exchange, barter; see change.]

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ex·changea·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	exchangeable - suitable to be exchanged unexchangeable - not suitable to be exchanged
	2.	exchangeable - capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities" convertible
	3.	exchangeable - capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts" interchangeable, standardised, standardized, similar replaceable - capable of being replaced