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