Exchange - English meaning

noun

A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

Usage examples:

I had an altercation with the ticket collector

noun

A loud argument or disagreement

Usage examples:

According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.

noun

An exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

Usage examples:

I've had an argument with my father

noun

A disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

Usage examples:

The children had an argument about/over what game to play., he got into an argument with jeff in th…

noun

A reason or reasons why you support or oppose an idea or suggestion, or the process of explaining these reasons

Usage examples:

Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, let's vote on it., [ + that ] …

verb

Pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way.

Usage examples:

£40,000 is the figure that has been bandied about

adjective

(of a person's legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart.

Usage examples:

She had bent, slightly bandy legs

noun

A game similar to field hockey or ice hockey, played with a ball and large curved sticks.

noun

A quarrel, especially a noisy one.

Usage examples:

We had a barney about his being drunk

noun

A loud argument

verb

Exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

Usage examples:

He often bartered a meal for drawings

noun

The action or system of bartering.

Usage examples:

Paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter

verb

To exchange goods for other things rather than for money

Usage examples:

Barter something for something he bartered his stamp collection for her comics., barter with we spe…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type

Usage examples:

Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…

verb

Talk in a friendly and informal way.

Usage examples:

She chatted to her mother on the phone every day

noun

An informal conversation.

Usage examples:

He dropped in for a chat

noun

A small old world songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.

Usage examples:

Old world warblers and chats are an excellent representative system to test these hypotheses.

noun

A conversation.

Usage examples:

They broke off their colloquy at once

noun

A formal conversation

noun

An informal private conversation or discussion.

Usage examples:

The men clustered together for a quick confab

verb

Engage in informal private conversation.

Usage examples:

Peter was confabbing with a curly-haired guy

noun

An informal discussion, usually about one particular subject

Usage examples:

They had a quick confab to decide on a possible design.

noun

Conversation or discussion about something

Usage examples:

They were seen in close confabulation over a drink., work involved endless meetings, confabulations…

noun

A problem that makes someone produce false memories about events, or the false memories themselves

Usage examples:

Confabulation differs from lying in that the person is not consciously attempting to deceive., conf…

noun

The fact of an artificial intelligence (= a computer system that has some of the qualities that the human brain has, such as the ability to produce language in a way that seems human) producing false information

Usage examples:

We tried to fine-tune the model to reduce confabulation.

noun

A formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days.

Usage examples:

An international conference on the environment

verb

Take part in a conference or conference call.

Usage examples:

I conferenced with a senior analyst at the congressional research service

noun

A dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.

Usage examples:

Instead, opt for a locally grown cox, discovery or bramley apple - or a conference or williams pear.

noun

A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged.

Usage examples:

She picked up the phone and held a conversation in french

noun

An informal, usually private, talk in which two or more people exchange thoughts, feelings, or ideas, or in which news or information is given or discussed

Usage examples:

[ c ] we had a brief conversation friday., [ u ] the topic of conversation was college plans., he r…

noun

A discussion with someone about a particular subject

Usage examples:

Have a conversation we believe the company has the resources it needs, but if more is needed, we'll…

noun

A formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote.

Usage examples:

Last night's debate on the education bill

verb

Argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.

Usage examples:

Mps debated the issue in the commons

noun

A discussion, esp. one in which several people with different opinions about something discuss them seriously, or the process of discussing something

Usage examples:

[ u ] education is always a topic of interest and public debate., [ i ] congress debated for severa…

noun

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

Usage examples:

The book consisted of a series of dialogues

verb

Take part in a conversation or discussion to resolve a problem.

Usage examples:

He stated that he wasn't going to dialogue with the guerrillas

noun

Conversation between the characters in a story, such as in a book or movie

Usage examples:

[ u ] oscar wilde’s plays are famous for their witty dialogue., [ c ] we have held a number of meet…

noun

The action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas.

Usage examples:

The committee acts as a forum for discussion

noun

The activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions

Usage examples:

Hold/have discussions with we will hold/have discussions with employee representatives about possib…

verb

(of two or more people) exchange (things) with each other.

Usage examples:

Superior and subordinates freely interchange information

noun

The action of interchanging people or things.

Usage examples:

The interchange of ideas

verb

Cause to change places

noun

An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

Usage examples:

We held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

An occasion when people come together

Usage examples:

We scheduled the meeting for friday.

verb

Respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one.

Usage examples:

The favour was reciprocated

verb

To do something for someone because the person has done something similar for you

Usage examples:

[ i ] we gave them information, but they didn’t reciprocate., [ t ] hemingway loved stein and she r…

noun

The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.

Usage examples:

The community intends to start discussions on reciprocity with third countries

noun

A situation in which two groups agree to help each other by behaving in the same way or by giving each other similar advantages

Usage examples:

We offer to all our trading partners a commitment to reciprocity and fairness.

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

Usage examples:

Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

Usage examples:

Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

Usage examples:

The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

Usage examples:

We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

Usage examples:

Let's do a swap

verb

Exchange or give in exchange for

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

Usage examples:

We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

Usage examples:

Let's do a swap

noun

A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.

Usage examples:

The guard hit a switch and the gate swung open

verb

Change the position, direction, or focus of.

Usage examples:

The company switched the boats to other routes

verb

Device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

Usage examples:

The two men talked

noun

Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.

Usage examples:

There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

noun

The action of buying and selling goods and services.

Usage examples:

A move to ban all trade in ivory

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

Usage examples:

Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services esp. between countries

Usage examples:

[ u ] foreign trade, [ u ] a trade agreement, [ c ] the building trades, [ u ] he’s an auto mechani…

phrasal verb

Exchange something of value, especially as part of a compromise.

Usage examples:

The government traded off economic advantages for political gains

phrasal verb

To accept something bad in order to have something good

Usage examples:

Trade sth off for sth they are uneasy with trading off future revenue for easy cash now., a trade-o…

phrasal verb

To accept a disadvantage or bad feature in order to have something good

Usage examples:

Trade something off against something it may be possible to trade off manpower costs against comput…

phrase

An exchange that occurs as a compromise

noun

A balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise.

Usage examples:

A trade-off between objectivity and relevance

phrasal verb

To accept something bad in order to have something good

Usage examples:

Trade sth off for sth they are uneasy with trading off future revenue for easy cash now., a trade-o…

noun

The action or activity of buying and selling goods and services.

Usage examples:

Trading profits leapt

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

Usage examples:

Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The business of buying and selling goods and services

Usage examples:

The retail sector showed signs of improvement following better than expected christmas trading., ch…

noun

Vehicles moving on a public highway.

Usage examples:

A stream of heavy traffic

verb

Deal or trade in something illegal.

Usage examples:

We must vigorously enforce our laws against those who traffic in drugs

noun

The movement of vehicles or people along roads, or the movement of aircraft, trains, or ships along a route

Usage examples:

Heavy/rush-hour traffic, air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade., they’re trying to cut d…

verb

Deal or trade in something illegal.

Usage examples:

We must vigorously enforce our laws against those who traffic in drugs

noun

Vehicles moving on a public highway.

Usage examples:

A stream of heavy traffic

noun

The messages or signals transmitted through a communications system.

Usage examples:

Data traffic between remote workstations

noun

A large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry.

Usage examples:

Since yesterday, we have seen a fair bit of traffic on the roads here and lorries and trucks carryi…

verb

Convey by truck.

Usage examples:

The food was trucked to st petersburg

verb

Barter or exchange.

Usage examples:

Usually it is the male members of the family who walk or transport the buffaloes into bolu; it is m…

noun

Serious or angry discussions about something that people disagree on, especially discussions that continue for a long time

Usage examples:

The war of words over sanctions remains furious., politicians in california, illinois, and other st…

noun

A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.

Usage examples:

I don't like the word ‘unofficial’

verb

Express (something spoken or written) in particular words.

Usage examples:

He words his request in a particularly ironic way

exclamation

Used to express agreement or affirmation.

Usage examples:

Word, that's a good record, man