exchange: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 21 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of exchange
noun
- countable, uncountable
An act of exchanging or trading.
Example: All in all, it was an even exchange.
- countable, uncountable
A place for conducting trading.
Example: The stock exchange is open for trading.
- countable, uncountable
Ellipsis of telephone exchange. A central office.
- countable, uncountable
Ellipsis of telephone exchange. The portion of a telephone number that represents (or formerly represented) a central office.
Example: The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films.
Listed forms: exchanges.
Source: Wiktionary — exchange.
verb
- transitive
To trade or barter.
Example: I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.
- figuratively, transitive
To mutually direct at each other.
Example: The opposing soldiers exchanged fire across the burning streets.
- transitive
To replace with, as a substitute.
Example: I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.
- transitive
To recommend and get recommendations.
Listed forms: exchanges, exchanging, exchanged, glossary, exchangest.
Source: Wiktionary — exchange.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for exchange.
noun
the act of changing one thing for another thing
noun
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- central
- telephone exchange
noun
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
noun
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is exchange in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of exchange
E(1) + X(8) + C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + N(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 21 points.
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Anagrams of exchange
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from exchange
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