Commentary: EXCHANGE[+event] The act of giving something in return for something received. The 'thing received' can be stated or implied.
Examples:
There was an exchange of prisoners.
Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience.
Deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable.
After a furious exchange of blows, both fighters collapsed to the mat.
I exchanged all my Canadian dollars for Hong Kong dollars.
There's an ion exchange in this reaction that produces hydrogen gas.
The endgame began after an exchange of queens.
Mappings:
PropBank: exchange.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
Commentary: EXCHANGE[+event] Usually refers to a discourse, usually an unpleasant one.
Examples:
They had a bitter exchange.
Our rare exchanges usually led to more arguments.
Mappings:
PropBank: exchange.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: Place where things are bought and sold. Usually refers to a stock exchange.
Examples:
The New York Stock Exchange has been buzzing with activity.
The floor of the exchange was a madhouse today.
Mappings:
PropBank: exchange.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: Place where communications lines (usually phone lines) are connected.
Examples:
Do you think the operators at the exchange are listening to your phone calls?
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: The act of changing money in a general sense. Individual transactions are not included here.
Examples:
The rate of exchange is quite favorable right now.
He earns his living from the exchange of currency.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: A series of strokes. Probably only tennis or ping-pong.
Examples:
After a short exchange, Connors won the point.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 7