In exchange is a common phrase used when one thing is given for another. Of exchange is not usually used alone, but it can appear in longer expressions such as rate of exchange.
Use in exchange, often followed by for, when talking about giving one thing and receiving another. Of exchange is uncommon as a standalone phrase and mainly appears in formal noun combinations such as bill of exchange or rate of exchange.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use in exchange for when describing a trade or return.
Use exchange of to describe the act of swapping information, goods, or ideas.
Of exchange appears in some formal financial expressions.
Use exchange with to identify the person involved.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
English normally uses in exchange for in this meaning.
✕ She gave cash of exchange the tickets. ✓ She gave cash in exchange for the tickets.The object received normally follows for.
✕ They traded the car in exchange a motorcycle. ✓ They traded the car in exchange for a motorcycle.Exchange of names the activity itself, while in exchange for describes compensation.
✕ The exchange for ideas continued all day. ✓ The exchange of ideas continued all day.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. If the second item is already clear, for can be omitted.
It is uncommon alone, but it appears in fixed formal phrases such as rate of exchange.
Exchange of describes the activity itself. In exchange for describes what is received in return.
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