small change

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Pronunciation

Noun

small change (uncountable)

  1. Coins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag, ready for small purchases.
    Synonyms: pocket change, loose change, spare change; pocket shrapnel (slang), shrapnel (slang)
    Hypernyms: change, coins
    Holonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money; pin money
  2. (idiomatic) A minor or insignificant amount of money.
    Synonyms: pocket change, loose change, spare change; chump change; pittance; coffee money
    The cost of toothpaste is small change compared to the cost of dental work.
  3. (idiomatic, by extension) A person or thing of little importance or value.
    Synonyms: small-timer, small fry, small potatoes, nobody

Usage notes

This term can also be used in the negative to indicate a great deal of money:

The car he wants costs $38,000, and that's no small change.

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