Meaning & use
interchange
An exchange of ideas, information, goods, or actions between two or more people or things.
See it in a sentence
The conference encouraged a lively interchange of research ideas between scientists from different fields.
Regular interchange between the two departments helped resolve the scheduling conflict quickly.
A note on using this word
In everyday driving contexts, "interchange" more commonly refers to a highway junction where roads connect, a distinct sense from general exchange.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A junction where two or more highways connect, allowing traffic to move between them without crossing.
Traffic backed up for miles near the interchange where the interstate meets the ring road.
3. verb
To put or use each of two things in the other's place.
The two actors could interchange roles easily because both had learned the entire script.
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