What does "interchange" mean?
Interchange: To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.
Additional senses
- 2.To make an interchange; to alternate. Sir P. Sidney.
- 3.The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." South.
- 4.The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or countries; barter; commerce. Howell.
- 5.Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling. The interchanges of light and darkness. Holder. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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