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VocabJLPT N1

exchange

Noun

Definitions

1. exchange
2. conversion

This noun means "exchange" or "in return for something." It is commonly used in phrases like "～と引き換えに," meaning "in exchange for ~," to describe trading one thing for another, sometimes implying a sacrifice.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The terms are a discount in exchange for a long-term contract.

Sentence 2

You expect me to forgive you in exchange for one measly apology? Not a chance!

Sentence 3

You're really going to sell out a friendship in exchange for a secret? That's awful!

Sentence 4

Apparently he traded his freedom for stability.

Sentence 5

And this is what I get in exchange for all that effort — what a joke!