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{
"term": "exchange",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an act of giving something to somebody or doing something for somebody and receiving something in return",
"sensetop": "in exchange for somethingin exchange",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The exchange of prisoners took place this morning."
},
{
"text": "We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information."
},
{
"text": "an exchange of glances/insults"
},
{
"text": "an **exchange of fire** *(= between enemy soldiers)*"
},
{
"text": "I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a **fair exchange**?"
},
{
"text": "Wool and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.",
"contextForm": "in exchange for something"
},
{
"text": "I'll type your report if you'll babysit in exchange.",
"contextForm": "in exchange"
},
{
"text": "She had a full and frank exchange of views with her boss before resigning."
},
{
"text": "We get together once a month for a mutual exchange of ideas."
},
{
"text": "There were exchanges of goods between the two regions."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fair", "mutual", "reciprocal"],
"preposition": ["in exchange (for)", "exchange between", "exchange for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the process of changing an amount of one currency for an equal value of another",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "currency exchange facilities"
},
{
"text": "Where can I find the best **exchange rate**/**rate of exchange**?"
}
],
"topics": ["Money"],
"collocations": {
"exchange + noun": ["rate"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an arrangement when two people or groups from different countries visit each other’s homes or do each other’s jobs for a short time",
"sensetop": "exchange (with somebody/something)on an exchange",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Our school does an exchange with a school in France.",
"contextForm": "exchange (with somebody/something)"
},
{
"text": "trade and cultural exchanges with China"
},
{
"text": "Nick went on the French exchange.",
"contextForm": "on an exchange"
},
{
"text": "She is in France on a student exchange."
},
{
"text": "an exchange with a German student"
}
],
"topics": ["Holidays", "Education"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["academic", "cross-cultural", "cultural"],
"verb + exchange": ["go on"],
"preposition": ["on an/the exchange", "exchange with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a conversation or an argument",
"sensetop": "exchange with somebodyexchange between A and B",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was only time for a brief exchange."
},
{
"text": "The prime minister was involved in a **heated exchange** with Opposition MPs.",
"contextForm": "exchange with somebody"
},
{
"text": "There was an angry exchange between the two players.",
"contextForm": "exchange between A and B"
},
{
"text": "There were many acrimonious exchanges between the two men."
},
{
"text": "angry exchanges about the problem of unemployment"
},
{
"text": "an exchange over the question of Joe Hill's guilt"
},
{
"text": "They've had many spirited exchanges."
},
{
"text": "The meeting was marked by a violent verbal exchange between the two presidents."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["brief", "acrimonious", "angry"],
"preposition": ["exchange about", "exchange between", "exchange over"],
"phrases": ["an exchange of views"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a building where business people met in the past to buy and sell a particular type of goods",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the old Corn Exchange"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a place where phone calls are connected so that people can speak to each other",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/",
"audio": "ex/exchange/exchange__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/",
"audio": "ex/exchange/exchange__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French eschange (noun), eschangier (verb), based on changer, from late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambire ‘barter’. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- ‘out, utterly’ (see ex-)."
}