change
/tʃeɪndʒ/
Also a verb
Meaning
The act, process, or result of becoming different.
The city underwent a dramatic change after the new tech campus opened.
The money returned to a buyer when paying more than the exact price.
The cashier handed me my receipt along with five dollars in change.
Coins of low value rather than paper currency.
She reached into her purse and pulled out a handful of loose change.
Collocations
- climate change
- loose change
- make a change
- for a change
- significant change
- pocket change
Antonyms
Idioms
a change of heart
a reversal of one's opinion or attitude
She had a change of heart and decided to support the proposal after all.
short change
give less than what is owed or expected
The store clerk managed to short change several customers during the rush.
Slang
chump change
an insignificant or negligible amount of money
A thousand dollars was chump change to the billionaire investor.