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needle exchange

needle exchange noun: a place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.

Noun

needle exchange (countable and uncountable, plural needle exchanges)

  1. A place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.

Forms of needle exchange

pluralneedle exchanges
alternative formneedle-exchange

Questions about needle exchange

What does needle exchange mean?
Needle exchange means a place or service that allows intravenous drug users to obtain new hypodermic needles at little or no cost, often in exchange for used ones.
What part of speech is needle exchange?
Needle exchange is a noun.
What is the plural of needle exchange?
The plural of needle exchange is needle exchanges.

Words near needle exchange in the dictionary

  1. needle bushes
  2. needle dick
  3. needle dicks
  4. needle drop
  5. needle drops
  6. needle exchange
  7. needle exchanges
  8. needle furze
  9. Needle Galaxy
  10. needle girl
  11. needle girls

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