exchange
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/US /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
Meaning
noun
an act of giving something to somebody or doing something for somebody and receiving something in return
“The exchange of prisoners took place this morning.”
verb
to give something to somebody and at the same time receive the same type of thing from them
“exchange something, to exchange news/information”
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“violation every blind I turn to hate speech fake news poisoning our national conversation the false miracles in exchange for a single drop of your blood too many seem to think that”
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