| 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 |
means
agency
way | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved, a means of control, an example is the best agency of instruction, the true way to success |
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 |
| means test | an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| exchange | a workplace for buying and selling, open only to members |
futures exchange
futures market
forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
| means | an instrumentality for accomplishing some end |
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 |
stock exchange
stock market
securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
| exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one), they had a bitter exchange |
| Ways and Means Committee | a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue |
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC | an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors |
man of means
rich man
wealthy man | a man who is wealthy |
| exchange | chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another |
| photochemical exchange | an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light) |
Johnson grass
Aleppo grass
means grass
evergreen millet
Sorghum halepense | tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder, naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land |
agio
agiotage
premium exchange premium | a fee charged for exchanging currencies |
rate of exchange
exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
means
substance | considerable capital (wealth or income), he is a man of means |
exchange traded fund
ETF | a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange |
| ways and means | resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government) |
medium of exchange
monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region |
draft
bill of exchange
order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money, drawn by one person or bank on another |
| foreign exchange | the system by which one currency is exchanged for another, enables international transactions to take place |
| ion exchange | a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid, widely used in industrial processing |
switch over
switch exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
change exchange
commute convert | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category, Could you convert my dollars into pounds?, He changed his name, convert centimeters into inches, convert holdings into shares |
| commute convert exchange | exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
exchange
change
interchange | give to, and receive from, one another, Would you change places with me?, We have been exchanging letters for a year |
substitute
replace
interchange exchange | put in the place of another, switch seemingly equivalent items, the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt, substitute regular milk with fat-free milk, synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning |
| exchange | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent, exchange prisoners, exchange employees between branches of the company |
| by all means | definitely or certainly, Visit us by all means |
by no means
not by a long sight
not by a blame sight | definitely not, the prize is by no means certain, and that isn't all, not by a long sight |
artificially
unnaturally
by artificial means | not according to nature, not by natural means, artificially induced conditions |
by hook or by crook
by any means | in any way necessary, I'll pass this course by hook or by crook |