Examples of chump change in a Sentence
what seems like a huge amount of money to most people is only chump change to a billionaire
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That’s chump change for a Tesla.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
If the federal government were to assume the costs of IVF instead, the fiscal impact would be at least $80 billion over a ten-year budget window—hardly chump change in an era of inflation pressures and rising budget deficits.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s a $100,000 guarantee the Nets will have to eat as a cap charge, but that’s chump change.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But that’s chump change, if such a thing can be said of seven-figure purses, compared to the $20-million Saudi Cup and $12-million Dubai World Cup.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
If the federal government were to assume the costs of IVF instead, the fiscal impact would be at least $80 billion over a ten-year budget window—hardly chump change in an era of inflation pressures and rising budget deficits.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
There’s a $100,000 guarantee the Nets will have to eat as a cap charge, but that’s chump change.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
But that’s chump change, if such a thing can be said of seven-figure purses, compared to the $20-million Saudi Cup and $12-million Dubai World Cup.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Chump change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chump%20change. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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