It is held that the exchange value of any article of manufacture or agricultural produce tends steadily downwards, while any article obtained by mining labour, or supplied by nature alone, tends to become more and more costly.

A youth and maiden, meeting by chance, or brought together by artifice, exchange glances, reciprocate civilities, go home, and dream of one another.

[conversion of currency] conversion of currency, exchange of currency; exchange rate; bureau de change.

Since about 1890 some states (including Mexico) and some of the colonial possessions of the great nations (including India and the Philippines) have adopted the plan of "the gold-exchange standard."

artificial resin, polymer; ion-exchange resin, cation-exchange resin, anion exchange resin, water softener, Amberlite^, Dowex

His ear was formed to relish better the hoarse voice of an exchange broker, than the finest tones of Handel's organ.

But the only gift of that sort that I ever knew to pay dividends, except to the printer of the gilt-edged scrip, is Jeremy's gold mine; and you'll look in vain for any mention of that in the stock exchange lists.

Exchange control in central Europe.

The legitimate exchange trade has decreased between England and America for thirty years.

Pursuant to the usual course in such cases, the Senate's amendments were not included in the text of the United States exchange copy of the convention, but appeared in the act of ratification only.

Waiting for the exchange-operator to connect, he heard two pages talking about Bedient and Mrs. Wordling.

They would cross each other soon at this rate, and might as well exchange pulpits,as Colonel Sprowle once wished they would, it may be remembered.

They would let you go visiting sometimes and exchange work.

Almost every exchange paper which reaches us contains some inhuman and revolting case of murder or death by violence.

" "I see you are, you poor creature," says Sabina, melting; and a long conversation follows, while Claude and Bowie exchange confidences, and arrive at no result beyond the undeniable assertion; "it is a very bad job.

join issue, come to blows, go to loggerheads, set to, come to the scratch, exchange shots, measure swords, meet hand to hand; take up the cudgels, take up the glove, take up the gauntlet; enter the lists; couch one's lance; give satisfaction; appeal to arms; &c (warfare)

Upon reaching Fort Laramie, Billy can, if he wishes, exchange places with some fresh man coming back on a returning train, and thus come home without making the whole trip.

Monetary and foreign exchange policy in Italy.

Exchange depreciation; its theory and its history, 1931-35 with some consideration of related domestic policies.

V. retaliate, retort, turn upon; pay, pay off, pay back; pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin; cap; reciprocate &c 148; turn the tables upon, return the compliment; give a quid pro quo &c n., give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets; give and take, exchange fisticuffs; be quits, be even with; pay off old scores. serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar.

The first of the series, "The Octopus," deals with wheat raising and transportation; the second, "The Pit," a vigorous, human story covers wheat-exchange gambling, and appeared in 1903; the third, which was to have been entitled "The Wolf," was cut short by the author's death, which occurred on October 25, 1902.

I was one of those Jews who deal in every thing,clothes, jewels, &c. &c.; and I took in exchange gold, silver, jewels, in fact, all that was offered me.

They also take over trench-stores, and exchange trench-gossip.

If the man is dead it will be known as soon as the commissioners of exchange hand in their lists.

The Great Chief of the white men has sent us to make peace with the Red-men, and to tell them that he desires to trade with themto exchange hatchets, and guns, and blankets for furs.