The difference between Exchange and Wrixle

When used as verbs, exchange means to trade or barter, whereas wrixle means to exchange.


Exchange is also noun with the meaning: an act of exchanging or trading.

check bellow for the other definitions of Exchange and Wrixle

  1. 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"

  2. Exchange as a noun:

    A place for conducting trading.

    Examples:

    "The stock exchange is open for trading."

  3. Exchange as a noun:

    A telephone exchange.

  4. 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."

  5. Exchange as a noun:

    A conversation.

    Examples:

    "After an exchange with the manager, we were no wiser."

  6. 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

  7. Exchange as a noun (obsolete):

    The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Exchange as a noun (biochemistry):

    The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.

  9. Exchange as a noun (finance):

    The difference between the values of money in different places.

  1. Exchange as a verb (transitive):

    To trade or barter.

    Examples:

    "I'll gladly exchange my place for yours."

  2. 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."

  1. Wrixle as a verb (obsolete):

    To exchange.

  2. Wrixle as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To alter, as one's mind or mental faculties; effect a change in.

  3. Wrixle as a verb (obsolete):

    To exchange opinions; speak one's mind; share thoughts; communicate.

  4. Wrixle as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To envelop, wrap; confuse; confound.

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