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Definition of "interchange" []

  • To switch each of (two things) into the place of the other. (verb-transitive)
  • To give and receive mutually; exchange. (verb-transitive)
  • To cause to succeed each other in a series or pattern; alternate: interchanged gold and silver beads in the bracelet. (verb-transitive)
  • To change places with each other. (verb-intransitive)
  • To succeed each other; alternate. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "interchange" in a sentence
  • "VDOT had portrayed the road ending in a field in order to avoid acknowledging that the state's MRE project requires the federally funded interchange to complete it; as this revelation would necessitate that the combined project (MRE +interchange) comply with the higher U.S. environmental protection standards."
  • "But as the price climbs higher and higher, station operators have to cough up more and more of what they call interchange fees to the credit card company."
  • "The drive from Orizaba to the Oaxaca/Puebla interchange is extremely scenic, climbing dramatically for all but the final few minutes."