Collocations for exchange - noun
1. giving/receiving sth in return for sth else
ADJ.
fair | mutual, two-way
We get together once a month for a mutual exchange of ideas.
We get together once a month for a mutual exchange of ideas.
PREP.
in ~ (for)
Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.
Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.
~ between
There were exchanges of goods between the two regions.
There were exchanges of goods between the two regions.
~ for
She considered free language lessons a fair exchange for free accommodation.
She considered free language lessons a fair exchange for free accommodation.
2. angry conversation/argument
ADJ.
brief | acrimonious, angry, bitter, heated, sharp | verbal
a bitter verbal exchange
a bitter verbal exchange
PREP.
~ about
angry exchanges about the problem of unemployment
angry exchanges about the problem of unemployment
~ between
There were many acrimonious exchanges between the two men.
There were many acrimonious exchanges between the two men.
~ with
Opposition MPs were involved in heated exchanges with the prime minister.
Opposition MPs were involved in heated exchanges with the prime minister.
PHRASES
an exchange of views
She had a full and frank exchange of views with her boss before resigning.
She had a full and frank exchange of views with her boss before resigning.
3. of foreign currencies
EXCHANGE + NOUN
rate
4. visit
ADJ.
academic, cultural | student, youth | official
VERB + EXCHANGE
go on
PREP.
on an/the ~
She is in France on a student exchange.
She is in France on a student exchange.
~ to
He''s gone on an exchange to Rome.
He''s gone on an exchange to Rome.
~ with
an exchange with a German student
an exchange with a German student