reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) | the act of freeing from captivity or punishment |
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | payment for the release of someone |
the act of changing one thing for another thing | money demanded for the return of a captured person |
the act of giving something in return for something received | |
(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value | |
(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 | |