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ex⋅change⋅a⋅ble

[iks-cheyn-juh-buhl]
–adjective
capable of being exchanged.

Origin:
1565–75; exchange + -able


ex⋅change⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ex⋅change⋅a⋅bly, adverb


Exchangeable, interchangeable apply to something that may replace something else. That which is exchangeable may be exchanged for money, credit, or other purchases to the amount of the original purchase: These dishes are exchangeable if you find they are not satisfactory. Interchangeable applies to those things capable of being reciprocally put in each other's place: Standard parts are interchangeable.
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ex·change   (ĭks-chānj')   
v.   ex·changed, ex·chang·ing, ex·chang·es

v.   tr.
  1. To give in return for something received; trade: exchange dollars for francs; exchanging labor for room and board.

  2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: exchange gifts; exchange ideas.

  3. To give up for a substitute: exchange a position in the private sector for a post in government.

  4. To turn in for replacement: exchange defective merchandise at a store.

v.   intr.
  1. To give something in return for something received; make an exchange.

  2. To be received in exchange: At that time the British pound exchanged for $2.80.

n.  
  1. The act or an instance of exchanging: a prisoner exchange; an exchange of greetings.

  2. One that is exchanged.

  3. A place where things are exchanged, especially a center where securities or commodities are bought and sold: a stock exchange.

  4. A telephone exchange.

    1. A system of payments using instruments, such as negotiable drafts, instead of money.

    2. The fee or percentage charged for participating in such a system of payment.

  5. A bill of exchange.

  6. A rate of exchange.

  7. The amount of difference in the actual value of two or more currencies or between values of the same currency at two or more places.

  8. A dialogue: a heated exchange between the two in-laws.

adj.  Of or relating to a reciprocal arrangement between a local and a foreign institution or group: an exchange student; exchange programs for students learning foreign languages.

[Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Late Latin cambīre, to exchange, barter; see change.]
ex·change'a·ble adj.
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