Skip to main content
interchange

interchange

5 3.9
A sharing of things or ideas between people
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntərˌʧeɪndʒ/
translation icon : intercambio
  • The interchange of ideas between students and teachers enriches the learning experience.
  • Electronic interchange
  • interchange of ideas
  • data interchange

Is there something deeply human and genuine about the the interchange through the voice?

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • And the good thing about the United States is there is a lot of interchange between the public and private sectors.

  • New York Times reporter Jim Dwyer described the interchange between the judge and the plaintiff.

  • Neither force can be what it is without the contribution, without the interchange with the other force.

  • Think of the effect that the interchange would have on students' thoughts about art education.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Creative drama has always focused on the interchange between and among the players.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In fact, even now there is an interchange of information that is going to increase very rapidly.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The evolution in both men is brought about by means of an interchange of ideas through dialogue.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The barriers between the two seem to be permeable, allowing for free interchange of forces and agents.

    Academic text (1998)
  • As a result, from 1975 to 1977, the level of diplomatic and economic interchange declined.

    Academic text (1997)
  • More recent models of acculturation emphasize the mutual interchange that occurs as two cultural groups come together.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

exchange
vsinterchange
515 2.1

The act of giving something and getting something in return

is broader, including sharing or replacing items and information
swap
vsinterchange
94 2.6

A meeting where people trade things like books or clothes

is less focused on equal value, covering sharing and other transfers

Antonyms

122 1.4

An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something

5 7.0

Keeping something and not giving it when others expect it

Compounds

A code using seven bits to represent letters, numbers, and simple control characters so computers can share text

How Mutual

reciprocality
  • Formal
9.1
interchange
5 3.9
return
272 1.9

Surface Forms

interchange singular
interchanges plural

Morphology

interchange = change (transparent) = inter + change

The meaning is directly derived from the prefix 'inter-' ('between/among') and the verb 'change' (to exchange), so the act-of-exchanging sense is transparent.

Etymology

Interchange comes from the parts inter- 'between' and change 'to swap'. Imagine two people with something between them who swap gifts or ideas, and you see why an interchange is an exchange or sharing of things or information.