exchange
US: /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
UK: /ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ/
UK: /ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
exchange /iks'tʃeindʤ/
- danh từ
- sự đổi, sự đổi chác, sự trao đổi; vật trao đổi
- exchange of goods: sự trao đổi hàng hoá
- exchange of prisoners of war: sự trao đổi tù binh
- exchange of blows: cuộc ẩu đả, sự đấm đá lẫn nhau
- exchange of words: cuộc cãi lộn, cuộc đấu khẩu
- sự đổi tiền; nghề đổi tiền; sự hối đoái; cơ quan hối đoái
- rate of exchange: giá hối đoái, tỷ giá hối đoái
- sự thanh toán nợ bằng hối phiếu
- tổng đài (dây nói)
- sự đổi, sự đổi chác, sự trao đổi; vật trao đổi
- ngoại động từ
- đổi, đổi chác, trao đổi
- to exchange goods: trao đổi hàng hoá
- to exchange words: lời đi tiếng lại, đấu khẩu
- to exchange blows: đấm đá nhau
- to exchange glances: liếc nhau; lườm nhau
- đổi, đổi chác, trao đổi
- nội động từ
- (+ for) đổi ra được, ngang với (tiền)
- a pound can exchange for more than two dollars: một đồng bảng có thể đổi ra được hơn hai đô la
- (quân sự), (hàng hải) chuyển (từ trung đoàn này sang trung đoàn khác, từ tàu này sang tàu khác); đối với một sĩ quan khác
- (+ for) đổi ra được, ngang với (tiền)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
giving and receiving
1 [C, U] 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 get you out of the country and you keep your mouth shut. 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 -
conversation / argument
2 [C] 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 [U] 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 -
between two countries
4 [C] 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) [C] (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 -
telephone
6 [C] = TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
+ verb [VN]
give and receive
1 ~ sth (with sb) to give sth to sb and at the same time receive the same type of thing from them: to exchange ideas / news / information + Juliet and David exchanged glances (= they looked at each other). + I shook hands and exchanged a few words with the manager. + The two men exchanged blows (= hit each other). + Everyone in the group exchanged telephone numbers. + I heard them exchange words (= argue).
money / goods
2 ~ A for B to give or return sth that you have and get sth different or better instead: You can exchange your currency for dollars in the hotel. + If it doesn't fit, take it back and the store will exchange it.
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.
Idioms see WORD n.(also exchange)
+ noun
a place where telephone calls are connected so that people can speak to each other
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 trade, barter, switch, change, interchange, reciprocate, return, Colloq swap or swop:
We exchange gifts every Christmas.
n.
2 trade, barter, change, traffic, commerce, dealing, truck, transfer, interchange, reciprocity, reciprocation, switch, quid pro quo, tit for tat, Colloq swap or swop:
An exchange of prisoners was negotiated. What can I do for you in exchange?
3 altercation, argument, quarrel, disagreement, unpleasantness:
We had a brief exchange, then he struck me.
4 market, stock market, Stock Exchange, securities exchange, the Market, the Board, the Big Board, the Exchange, the Bourse, Wall Street, US the Street:
The exchange reported little activity in anticipation of the finance minister's speech.
Collocation dictionary
1 giving/receiving sth in return for sth else
ADJ.
fair | mutual, two-way
We get together once a month for a mutual exchange of ideas.
PREP.
in ~ (for)
Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.
| ~ between
There were exchanges of goods between the two regions.
| ~ for
She considered free language lessons a fair exchange for free accommodation.
2 angry conversation/argument
ADJ.
brief | acrimonious, angry, bitter, heated, sharp | verbal
a bitter verbal exchange
PREP.
~ about
angry exchanges about the problem of unemployment
| ~ between
There were many acrimonious exchanges between the two men.
| ~ with
Opposition MPs were involved in heated exchanges with the prime minister.
PHRASES
an exchange of views
She had a full and frank exchange of views with her boss before resigning.
3 of foreign currencies
EXCHANGE + NOUN
rate
4 visit
ADJ.
academic, cultural | student, youth | official
VERB + EXCHANGE
go on
PREP.
on an/the ~
She is in France on a student exchange.
| ~ to
He's gone on an exchange to Rome.
| ~ with
an exchange with a German student
Concise English dictionary
exchanges|exchanged|exchangingɪks'tʃeɪndʒ
noun
+chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
+a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
+the act of changing one thing for another thing
+the act of giving something in return for something received
+a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
+a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
+(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
+reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries
+the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
+(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
+(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
verb
+give to, and receive from, one another
+exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
+change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
+hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
+exchange a penalty for a less severe one
