| interchange | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. interchange | a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams. |
| ~ cloverleaf | an interchange that does not require left-hand turns. |
| ~ highway, main road | a major road for any form of motor transport. |
| ~ junction | the place where two or more things come together. |
| ~ spaghetti junction | a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses. |
| n. (act) | 2. give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation | mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information). |
| ~ interaction | a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting. |
| ~ reciprocity | mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges. |
| ~ cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization | interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial.; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" |
| ~ dealings, traffic | social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with'). |
| n. (act) | 3. exchange, interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing.; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners" |
| ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. |
| ~ trade-off, tradeoff | an exchange that occurs as a compromise.; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine" |
| n. (act) | 4. exchange, interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries).; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ conversion | act of exchanging one type of money or security for another. |
| ~ barter, swap, swop, trade | an equal exchange.; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" |
| ~ foreign exchange | the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place. |
| v. (possession) | 5. exchange, interchange, replace, substitute | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ shift | move and exchange for another.; "shift the date for our class reunion" |
| ~ reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another. |
| ~ truncate | replace a corner by a plane. |
| ~ retool | provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools. |
| ~ subrogate | substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured. |
| v. (possession) | 6. change, exchange, interchange | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
| ~ cash, cash in | exchange for cash.; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" |
| ~ ransom, redeem | exchange or buy back for money; under threat. |
| ~ redeem | to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange. |
| ~ stand in, sub, substitute, fill in | be a substitute.; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" |
| ~ swap, swop, switch, trade | exchange or give (something) in exchange for. |
| ~ barter | exchange goods without involving money. |
| ~ trade in, trade | turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase.; "trade in an old car for a new one" |
| v. (change) | 7. counterchange, interchange, transpose | cause to change places.; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 8. alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action). |
| ~ change by reversal, reverse, turn | change to the contrary.; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
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