Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To switch each of (two things) into the place of the other.
- intransitive verb To give and receive mutually; exchange.
- intransitive verb To cause to succeed each other in a series or pattern; alternate.
- intransitive verb To change places with each other.
- intransitive verb To succeed each other; alternate.
- noun The act or process of interchanging.
- noun A highway intersection designed to permit traffic to move freely from one road to another without crossing another line of traffic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To exchange mutually or reciprocally; put each of in the place of the other; give and take in reciprocity: as, to
interchange commodities; to interchange compliments or duties. - To cause to follow one another alternately: as, to
interchange cares with pleasures. - To change reciprocally; succeed alternately.
- noun The act of exchanging reciprocally; the act or process of giving and receiving with reciprocity: as, an interchange of civilities or kind offices.
- noun Alternate succession: as, the interchange of light and darkness.
- noun Synonyms See
exchange .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make an interchange; to alternate.
- transitive verb To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate
- transitive verb To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary.
- noun The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange.
- noun The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce.
- noun Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.
- noun An intersection between highways, having two or more levels and a series of connecting roadways so that traffic on one highway may pass over or under the other highway without crossing through the line of traffic, and vehicles may pass from one highway to the other while traffic on both highways continues uninterrupted. A common interchange is the
cloverleaf .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
switch (each of two things) - verb transitive to
mutually give andreceive (something); toexchange - verb intransitive to
swap orchange places - verb intransitive to
alternate - noun An act of
interchanging . - noun A
highway junction in whichtraffic may change from oneroad to another withoutcrossing astream of traffic. - noun rail transport A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
- verb cause to change places
- noun the act of changing one thing for another thing
- verb put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- verb reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- noun reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
- noun mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
- verb give to, and receive from, one another
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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VDOT had portrayed the road ending in a field in order to avoid acknowledging that the state's MRE project requires the federally funded interchange to complete it; as this revelation would necessitate that the combined project (MRE +interchange) comply with the higher U.S. environmental protection standards.
News for Charlottesville Daily Progress Charlottesville Daily Progress 2010
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But as the price climbs higher and higher, station operators have to cough up more and more of what they call interchange fees to the credit card company.
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The Fed's plan, mandated by the Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law that Congress passed last summer, would cap what are known as interchange fees at 12 cents per debit-card transaction, a significant cut from the average of 44 cents that has prompted consumer groups and banking regulators to voice concerns about the proposal's impact on small banks and low-income consumers.
Bill Would Delay Fed's Debit-Card Fee Rule Maya Jackson Randall 2011
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If gas stations raise the price of gasoline $10 per tankful how much additional revenue do Visa and Mastercard make in interchange fees?
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The drive from Orizaba to the Oaxaca/Puebla interchange is extremely scenic, climbing dramatically for all but the final few minutes.
A driving tour from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque: Part Two 2009
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The drive from Orizaba to the Oaxaca/Puebla interchange is extremely scenic, climbing dramatically for all but the final few minutes.
A driving tour from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque: Part Two 2009
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The drive from Orizaba to the Oaxaca/Puebla interchange is extremely scenic, climbing dramatically for all but the final few minutes.
A driving tour from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque: Part Two 2009
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The drive from Orizaba to the Oaxaca/Puebla interchange is extremely scenic, climbing dramatically for all but the final few minutes.
A driving tour from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque: Part Two 2009
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But that's been buried as soaring prices forced the station to pay about $500 a month in interchange fees.
Gas Station Bans Credit Cards Because Of High Fees - The Consumerist 2008
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But our pejorative interchange occurred in the relative privacy of Heathrow mens room.
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