in exchange

For something back

In exchange indicates a trade or reciprocal transaction—something given or received in return for something else: She offered her services in exchange for room and board.

The phrase implies equivalent value or mutual benefit between parties: He shared his contacts in exchange for a cut of the profits.

Related

swap · even swap · trade-off · substitute · favor · reciprocity · switcheroo · barter · mutuality · mutual benefit · payment · dollar for dollar · fair trade · handshake · balance · consideration · compromise · bargain

Opposites
reciprocity

in exchangefreely

Without restriction or hindrance

for free · gratis · for nothing · unconditionally · one-sidedly

transactional nature

in exchangeunilaterally

By one party alone

gratuitously · voluntarily · spontaneously · unrequited

Family

exchange, exchanged, exchanges, interchange, exchanging, interchangeable, exchangeable, interchanged, interchanges

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G