{
    "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-)."
}