foreign exchange vs interchange

interchange vs foreign exchange

foreign exchange and interchange both are nouns.

foreign exchange is not a verb while interchange is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foreign exchange	Yes	No	No	No
interchange	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, interchange is a hypernym of foreign exchange; that is, interchange is a word with a broader meaning than foreign exchange:

foreign exchange: the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place
interchange: reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)

Other hypernyms of foreign exchange include exchange.

foreign exchange (noun)	interchange (noun)
the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place	the act of changing one thing for another thing
	mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
	reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
	a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

foreign exchange (verb)	interchange (verb)
	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
	cause to change places
	give to, and receive from, one another
	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Difference between foreign exchange and interchange

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