interchange meaning and definition

INTERCHANGE noun

Definition of interchange (noun)

1. a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
2. mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
   • synonyms: give-and-take, reciprocation
3. the act of changing one thing for another thing
   • "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an interchange of prisoners"
   • synonyms: exchange
4. reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
   • "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"
   • synonyms: exchange

INTERCHANGE verb

Definition of interchange (verb)

1. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
   • "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
   • synonyms: exchange, replace, substitute
2. give to, and receive from, one another
   • "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
   • synonyms: change, exchange
3. cause to change places
   • "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
   • synonyms: counterchange, transpose
4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
   • synonyms: alternate, flip, flip-flop, switch, tack