exchanging

3 definitions • 7 examples

present participle of

to give something to someone and receive something from that person:

It's traditional for the two teams to exchange shirts after the game.

Every month the group meets so its members can exchange their views/opinions (= have a discussion).

We exchanged greetings before the meeting.

We can exchange addresses when we see each other.

Exchanging houses (= going to live in someone else's house while they live in yours) for a few weeks is a good way of having a holiday.

to take something back to a shop where it was bought and get something else instead:

If you don't like the gift, you can exchange it.

exchange something for something I exchanged those trousers for a larger size.