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Definition of interchange

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒ/

[with object]
  • (of two or more people) exchange (things) with each other:superior and subordinates freely interchange information
  • put each of (two things) in the other’s place:the terms are often interchanged
  • [no object] (of a thing) be able to be exchanged with another:diesel units will interchange with the petrol ones

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɪntətʃeɪn(d)ʒ/

  • 1 [mass noun] the action of interchanging people or things:the interchange of ideas [count noun]:we have a significant interchange of staff with the nearby college
  • [count noun] an exchange of words:I listened in shock to this venomous interchange
  • 2 [mass noun] alternation:the interchange of woods and meadows
  • 3a road junction designed on several levels so that traffic streams do not intersect: turn left at the next interchange
  • 4a station where passengers may change from one railway line, bus service, etc. to another: the town’s famous rail interchange

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French entrechangier, from entre- 'between' + changier 'to change'

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