Also means
swap, trade
Usage Note
Échange is used for an exchange of words, goods, prisoners, or students (programme d'échange). En échange de means 'in exchange for'. The verb échanger is regular -er. Échangeur (m) is a motorway interchange, showing how the root extends into infrastructure.
Examples
"Nous avons eu un échange intéressant hier soir."
Natural Translation
We had an interesting exchange last night.

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