chunk of change
noun phrase
US, somewhat informal
: a lot of money
He spent a big/hefty chunk of change on that car.
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Sure, $21 million is a solid chunk of change, but that’s basically what the Red Sox paid Walker Buehler last year and only a bit more than what Lucas Giolito earned.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
But considering the next best free agents at catcher are probably Victor Caratini and Danny Jansen, Realmuto will still get a decent chunk of change and at least a two-year commitment.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Jason Eck is about to rake in a serious chunk of change from somebody — maybe even his alma mater, Wisconsin.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2025
Visitors save a nice chunk of change compared to the $171-a-night rooms and $162 lift tickets that were the overall median and average, respectively, of all the mountains combined.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Taylor Swift is keeping her giving streak going by donating a life-changing chunk of change to Lilah, a 2-year-old Swiftie who’s battling brain cancer.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
The deal itself isn’t as big a lift for SpaceX, even though $17 billion may look like a big chunk of change for a company that Musk claims is headed for $15.5 billion in revenue this year.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s a decent chunk of change in the city’s current $292 million budget.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
That's a pretty decent chunk of change for a portable Bluetooth speaker ...
—Joe Salas
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
But considering the next best free agents at catcher are probably Victor Caratini and Danny Jansen, Realmuto will still get a decent chunk of change and at least a two-year commitment.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Jason Eck is about to rake in a serious chunk of change from somebody — maybe even his alma mater, Wisconsin.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2025
Visitors save a nice chunk of change compared to the $171-a-night rooms and $162 lift tickets that were the overall median and average, respectively, of all the mountains combined.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Taylor Swift is keeping her giving streak going by donating a life-changing chunk of change to Lilah, a 2-year-old Swiftie who’s battling brain cancer.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
The deal itself isn’t as big a lift for SpaceX, even though $17 billion may look like a big chunk of change for a company that Musk claims is headed for $15.5 billion in revenue this year.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s a decent chunk of change in the city’s current $292 million budget.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
That's a pretty decent chunk of change for a portable Bluetooth speaker ...
—Joe Salas
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
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“Chunk of change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chunk%20of%20change. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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