The difference between Exchange and Interchange
When used as nouns, exchange means an act of exchanging or trading, whereas interchange means an act of interchanging.
When used as verbs, exchange means to trade or barter, whereas interchange means to switch (each of two things).
check bellow for the other definitions of Exchange and Interchange
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Exchange as a noun:
An act of exchanging or trading.
Examples:
"All in all, it was an even exchange."
"an exchange of cattle for grain"
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Exchange as a noun:
A place for conducting trading.
Examples:
"The stock exchange is open for trading."
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Exchange as a noun:
A telephone exchange.
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Exchange as a noun (telephony, US):
The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).
Examples:
"The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films."
"NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange."
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Exchange as a noun:
A conversation.
Examples:
"After an exchange with the manager, we were no wiser."
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Exchange as a noun (chess):
The loss of one piece and associated capture of another The loss of a relatively minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook
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Exchange as a noun (obsolete):
The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Exchange as a noun (biochemistry):
The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
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Exchange as a noun (finance):
The difference between the values of money in different places.
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Exchange as a verb (transitive):
To trade or barter.
Examples:
"I'll gladly exchange my place for yours."
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Exchange as a verb (transitive):
To replace with, as a substitute.
Examples:
"I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size."
"Since his arrest, the mob boss has exchanged a mansion for a jail cell."
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Interchange as a verb (transitive):
to switch (each of two things)
Examples:
"to interchange places"
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Interchange as a verb (transitive):
to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
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Interchange as a verb (intransitive):
to swap or change places
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Interchange as a verb (transitive):
to alternate; to intermingle or vary
Examples:
"to interchange cares with pleasures"
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Interchange as a noun:
An act of interchanging.
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Interchange as a noun:
A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.
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Interchange as a noun (rail transport):
A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.
Examples:
"Holborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines"