home exchange

Meanings

nounhome exchange (countable and uncountable, plural home exchanges)

countableuncountableA form of lodging in which two parties agree to offer each other homestays for a set period of time.
Our Tahiti trip was our 38th home exchange in eight years. With young kids, staying in a family home has saved us money, yes, but more important, a lived-in house with toys, books and a kitchen feels like being hosted by friends of friends.
2025 September 22, Freda Moon, “Tahiti on the Cheap”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms: home swap, home swapping, house swapping

nounA form of lodging in which two parties agree to offer each other homestays for a set period of time.

Similar

home swaphome swappinghouse swapping

Also see

German Haustausch

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