chump change

chump change

noun

Definition of CHUMP CHANGE

: a relatively small or insignificant amount of money

Examples of CHUMP CHANGE

1. <what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire>

First Known Use of CHUMP CHANGE

1967

Related to CHUMP CHANGE

Synonyms: chicken feed [slang], mite, dime, hay, peanuts, pin money, pittance, shoestring, song, two cents

Antonyms: big buck(s), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabuck(s), mint, wad

Related Words: petty cash, pocket money, spending money

Near Antonyms: bankroll, capital, funds, means, wherewithal; opulence, pelf, riches, treasure, wealth; heap, pile, pot; bonanza, mine, treasure trove, treasury

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Rhymes with CHUMP CHANGE

arrange, derange, downrange, estrange, exchange, free-range, gearchange, home range, long-range, outrange, sea change, short-range, shortchange, small change