exchange vs exchange of contracts

exchange

noun
  • An act of exchanging or trading. 

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

  • The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes). 

  • The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook. 

  • A telephone exchange. 

  • A conversation. 

  • The difference between the values of money in different places. 

  • A place for conducting trading. 

  • The loss of one piece and associated capture of another. 

verb
  • To trade or barter. 

  • To replace with, as a substitute. 

  • To recommend and get recommendations. 

exchange of contracts

noun
  • The act of exchanging contracts. 

  • The point or stage at which a conveyancing contract comes into existence between negotiating parties for the carrying out of a disposition of an estate in land; usually requiring the payment of a deposit. 

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