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 |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
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 |
money cowrie Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
American Stock Exchange AMEX Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
cashbox money box till | a strongbox for holding cash |
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 |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
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 |
savings bank coin bank money box bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home, the coin bank was empty |
stock exchange stock market securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
exchange | a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one), they had a bitter exchange |
money market | a market for short-term debt instruments |
smart money | people who are highly experienced or who have inside information, the smart money said Truman would lose the election |
Securities and Exchange Commission SEC | an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors |
money handler money dealer | a person who receives or invests or pays out money |
exchanger money changer | one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country |
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) |
honesty silver dollar money plant satin flower satinpod Lunaria annua | southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration |
money | wealth reckoned in terms of money, all his money is in real estate |
pile bundle big bucks megabucks big money | a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit), she made a bundle selling real estate, they sank megabucks into their new house |
easy money gravy train | income obtained with a minimum of effort |
easy money | the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure |
tight money | the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high |
loot booty pillage plunder prize swag dirty money | goods or money obtained illegally |
prize money | any money given as a prize |
hearth money Peter's pence | an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see |
soft money | political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee) |
blood money | paid to a hired murderer |
conscience money | payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings |
ransom ransom money | money demanded for the return of a captured person |
blood money | a reward for information about a murderer |
hush money | a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret |
blood money | compensation paid to the family of a murdered person |
punitive damages exemplary damages smart money | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) |