In many markets, farmers exchange their surplus grain for tools and other necessities produced by local artisans.
在许多市场上，农民用多余的谷物交换当地工匠生产的工具和其他必需品。
Researcher Nicholas Bloom acknowledges productivity gains on individual tasks but warns that fully remote teams may innovate less, because the spontaneous, in-person exchanges that spark new ideas rarely occur online.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “exchange”?
B — Give one thing for another. “exchange” means give one thing for another.
Which word means “give one thing for another”?
A — exchange. “exchange” means give one thing for another.
exchange — give one thing for another. In Chinese: 交换，交流.
exchange is pronounced /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/.
In many markets, farmers exchange their surplus grain for tools and other necessities produced by local artisans. (在许多市场上，农民用多余的谷物交换当地工匠生产的工具和其他必需品。)
swap, trade, barter — all close in meaning to exchange (give one thing for another).
keep, retain — each the opposite of exchange (give one thing for another).
Yes. exchange is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ex(out)+change(change)