Exchange and Variation

Exchange

Exchange noun - A giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another.

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Variation and exchange are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Exchange".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Exchange and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exchange" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

notable	notable exchange	notable variation
particular	particular exchange	particular variation
similar	similar exchange	similar variation
common	common exchange	common variation
Other adjectives: simple, small, real, great, little, amusing, humorous, interesting, new, dramatic, minor, funny, limited, hilarious.

In a variation, Red Dwarf does this to currency: in The Future, the unit of exchange is the dollarpound, made up of 100 pennycents, and known in slang as 'buckquid'.

Source: Coca-Pepsi, Inc.
A slight variation happens at the end of The Halloween Tree: the protagonists each give a year of their lives to Moundshroud in exchange for the life of their friend.

Source: Balancing Death's Books
A variation of this can be seen in Japan, where a female scammer frames up a random guy in the subway for doing The Chikan, and asks for a lot of money in exchange for not telling the cops.

Source: Honey Trap

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