Word a Day
exchange
What does exchange mean?
exchange (noun): the act of giving something in return for something received.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce exchange?
/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exchange come from?
From Middle English eschaunge, borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschaunge, from Old French eschange (whence Modern French échange).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “exchange” mean?
the act of giving something in return for something received
Right! That's what “exchange” means.
the dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is
Not quite: that's what size means.
a unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes)
Not quite: that's what hour means.
one of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen
Not quite: that's what alternative means.
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