vaihtaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barter verb To trade goods or services directly for other goods or services, without using money.
- change verb To become different, or to make something different.
- commute verb To travel regularly between home and one's place of work or study.
- convert verb To change something from one form, substance, or purpose into another.
- doff verb To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
- exchange noun An act of exchanging or trading.
- reciprocate verb To respond to an action or feeling with a similar one in return.
- renew verb To extend the length of something, such as a subscription, loan, or licence.
- shift verb To move something from one place or position to another.
- substitute verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
- swap verb To exchange one thing for another.
- switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
- toggle verb To switch something between two settings, usually on and off, often repeatedly.
- trade verb To buy and sell goods, services, or securities.
Senses
vaihtaa is used for these senses in English:
- commute To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
- convert (transitive) To exchange for something of equal value.
- doff To remove (a bobbin or spindle which is full of spun yarn) from a spinning frame for replacement with an empty one.
- exchange (transitive) To trade or barter.
- exchange (transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
- exchange (transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.
- reciprocate (transitive) To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing.
- renew (transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.
barter — full definition
- verb To trade goods or services directly for other goods or services, without using money.
- noun The practice or system of exchanging goods or services without money.
change — full definition
- verb To become different, or to make something different.
- verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
- verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
- noun The act or result of becoming different.
- noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.