German Conversation · Level 69
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German word
Wechsel
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈvɛksl̩/
Meaning
- masculine nounsubstitution
Example
Der Trainer machte einen späten Wechsel.
The coach made a late substitution.
More examples
Beim Geschäftsführerwechsel kam es zum Wechsel an der Spitze.
When the managing director changed, there was a change at the top.
Core concept
A handoff at a boundary replaces one participant, object, or condition with another, while ownership or value may pass between them.
Common phrases
der Wechsel von ... zu ...
the change from ___ to ___
ein Wechsel in der Führung
a change in leadership
Similar words
Umtausch: The exchange of goods or currency for different goods or currency.
Auswechslung: The replacement of a player, especially during a match.
Austausch: The mutual exchange of information, goods, or other items.
Tausch: The exchange of one thing for another between two parties.
Definition in German
Das Ersetzen, Austauschen oder Ablösen von Personen, Sachen oder Zuständen.
Word origin
The noun Wechsel developed from the verb wechseln, whose older Germanic forms expressed alteration, substitution, and exchange.
Usage tips
- Geld wechseln is the usual verb phrase for exchanging money, while Wechselgeld means the change returned after a payment.
Other meanings
- exchangenoun
- changenoun
- currency exchangenoun
- bill of exchangenoun
Opposites
- Beständigkeitconstancynoun
- Stabilitätstabilitynoun
Related words
- Wechselkursexchange ratenoun
- Wechselgeldchangenoun
- wechselhaftchangeableadjective