Exchanges

Examples

• In the English coin, it exchanges for about fifteen ounces, that is, for more silver than it is worth, according to the common estimation of Europe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• We see this acted on by farmers and gardeners in their frequent exchanges of seed, tubers, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• This earned him the gratitude of the editors, a dinner, and all the newspaper exchanges he wanted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Each firm had its own army of boys, numbering from twelve to fifteen, whose duties were to ascertain the latest quotations from the different exchanges. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• He had, as you saw, the best of the first exchanges, but my self-respect and my reputation are concerned to fight it to a finish. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The usual instrument of commerce having lost its value, no exchanges could be made but either by barter or upon credit. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• On the American stock exchanges one broker may specialize in the shares of the Union Pacific Railroad, for instance, another in those of the United States Steel Corporation, and so on. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Before long several other small exchanges were opened, and by August, 1877, it was estimated that there were 778 telephones in use. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Similar but more friendly exchanges took place afterwards, usually at intervals of three or four weeks. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• This switchboard is very similar to those used in telephone exchanges. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The men I sent over were used to establish telephone exchanges all over the Continent, and some of them became wealthy. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Both are employed in facilitating exchanges, the one between different individuals of the same, the other between those of different nations. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• And then, these exchanges, they don't answer when you have 'cute jockeys to deal with. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Mr. Theodore Puskas, of Budapest, Hungary, was the first man to suggest a telephone exchange, and soon after exchanges were established. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• In the market of Europe, in the French coin and in the Dutch coin, an ounce of fine gold exchanges for about fourteen ounces of fine silver. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The various exchanges and the largest banking institutions are situated here, and stocks and bonds are dealt in to a vast extent. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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