| exchange | (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value, the endgame began after the exchange of queens |
| exchange | (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop, black lost the exchange |
substitution
exchange commutation | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help |
| exchange transfusion | slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood |
exchange
interchange | reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries), he earns his living from the interchange of currency |
| exchange | the act of giving something in return for something received, deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable |
| telephone order | receiving orders via telephone |
| exchange interchange | the act of changing one thing for another thing, Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience, there was an interchange of prisoners |
rally
exchange | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes, after a short rally Connors won the point |
American Stock Exchange
AMEX
Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
cellular telephone
cellular phone
cellphone
cell mobile phone | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own shortange transmitter
receiver |
central
telephone exchange
exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication |
| charge-exchange accelerator | an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange |
commodity exchange
commodities exchange
commodities market | an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery |
| corn exchange | an exchange where grains are bought and sold |
| dial telephone dial | a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called |
dial telephone
dial phone | a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called |
| exchange | a workplace for buying and selling, open only to members |
extension telephone extension
extension phone | an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
futures exchange
futures market
forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
handset
French telephone | telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle |
New York Stock Exchange
N. Y. Stock Exchange
NYSE
big board | a stock exchange in New York |
post exchange
PX | a commissary on a United States Army post |
radiotelephone
radiophone
wireless telephone | a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables |
stock exchange
stock market
securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
telephone
phone
telephone set | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds, I talked to him on the telephone |
| telephone bell | electric bell that rings to signal a call |
telephone booth
phone booth
call box
telephone box
telephone kiosk | booth for using a telephone |
telephone cord
phone cord | the telephone wire that connects to the handset |
telephone jack
phone jack | a jack for plugging in a telephone |
telephone line
phone line
telephone circuit
subscriber line
line | a telephone connection |
telephone plug
phone plug | a plug for connecting a telephone |
telephone pole
telegraph pole
telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires |
telephone receiver
receiver | earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds |
telephone system
phone system | a communication system that transmits sound between distant points |
telephone wire
telephone line telegraph wire
telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
telephone
telephony | transmitting speech at a distance |
call phone call
telephone call | a telephone connection, she reported several anonymous calls, he placed a phone call to London, he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call |
phone message
telephone message | a message transmitted by telephone |
radiotelephone
radiotelephony
wireless telephone | telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire |
phonebook
phone book
telephone book
telephone directory | a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers |
phone number
telephone number
number | the number is used in calling a particular telephone, he has an unlisted number |
phone bill
telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service |
| exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one), they had a bitter exchange |
| telephone conversation | a conversation over the telephone |
| telephone interview | an interview conducted over the telephone |
telephone company
telephone service
phone company
phone service
telco | a public utility that provides telephone service |
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC | an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors |
telephone operator
telephonist
switchboard operator | someone who helps callers get the person they are calling |
| exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another |