reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | the act of taking of a person by force |
the act of changing one thing for another thing | the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board |
the act of giving something in return for something received | any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle |
(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value | a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field |
(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop | |
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes | |
a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members | |
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication | |
a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) | |
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another | |