Cop
Cop verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Usage example: I copped a great outfit for only $50
Exchange for and cop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exchange for" instead a verb "Cop".
Exchange for
Both terms in one sentence
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He is mistakenly arrested for the murder, but the head cop offers him a deal: reporting any gang activity to him in exchange for being able to kill all the punks he wants.
Source: Film / Death Wish 3 - A variation of the Empty Cop Threat comes from the prosecutors' frequent offers to "take the death penalty off the table" in exchange for information.
Source: Empty Cop Threat - Averted in another episode of NCIS; the local cop offers to cooperate fully, in exchange for all credit.
Source: Jurisdiction Friction
Cite this Source
Exchange for and Cop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cop/exchange_for
Cop & Exchange for. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cop/exchange_for>.
Exchange for or Cop. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cop/exchange_for.
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