Origin: 1250–1300; (v.)
Middle English eschaungen <
Anglo-French eschaungier <
Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (
see ex-, change); (noun)
Middle English eschaunge <
Anglo-French (
Old French eschange), derivative of
eschaungier; modern spelling with
ex- on the model of
ex-1 Related formsex·chang·er, noun
pre·ex·change, verb (used with object), pre·ex·changed, pre·ex·chang·ing.
re·ex·change, verb, re·ex·changed, re·ex·chang·ing.
un·ex·changed, adjective
Synonyms
1. interchange, commute, barter, trade, swap. 8. interchange, trade, traffic, business, commerce, barter. 10. market.