csere

Csere is a Hungarian noun meaning exchange, swap, or substitution. It can denote the act of exchanging items, trading goods or services, or replacing one element with another in a process or arrangement. The verb form corresponding to the idea of swapping is cserélni; the noun csere is used for the event or result of such an action.

In commerce and everyday life, csere covers barter, trade exchanges, and informal swaps between people. In sports and games, it refers to substitution of players during a match. In technology and information contexts, csere appears in compounds such as adatcsere (data exchange) and információcsere (information exchange).

Related Hungarian terms include helyettesítés (substitution) and kicserélés (replacement). The term is productive in Hungarian, forming many compound nouns and phrases to express different kinds of exchange or substitution.