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small change
small change
noun
: coins that are not worth a lot of money
: an amount of money that is not large or important
: something or someone that is not important
Full Definition of SMALL CHANGE
1
: coins of low denomination
2
: trifle 1
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Examples of SMALL CHANGE
- a pocket full of small change
- The fine is a lot of money to some people, but to him it's small change.
- My problems are small change compared to yours.
- He wasn't a major criminal. He was strictly small change.
First Known Use of SMALL CHANGE
1819
Related to SMALL CHANGE
- Synonyms
- bagatelle, child's play, frippery, nonproblem, nothing, picayune, shuck(s), small beer, trifle, triviality
Rhymes with SMALL CHANGE
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