loose change
noun
: coins that a person is carrying
He had a few dollars in loose change in his pockets.
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Eight, maybe nine years removed from swiping worms from the corner store and lifting loose change from cars in the mall parking lot.
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Allen Iverson, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
That will be loose change if Van Hecke, under contract until June 2027, eventually moves on.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
And while some are overtly designed for traditional smoking purposes, more subtle iterations can double (and triple) as statement art pieces or decorative trays to hold loose change, keys, and jewelry.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
The best perk about these shorts is that there are side pockets to put your hotel room key or loose change in.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025
But younger folks are less inclined to stop for loose change, which suggests the habit may be fading away.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Speaking to the Free Press in 2014 as the city was moving its office buildings from the old City Hall building, O'Reilly Jr. recalled going to City Hall as a kid asking his dad for loose change to buy ice cream at Sanders.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Rare pennies could be worth millions Your extra loose change still has value, especially if there's a printing error on the coin.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The one filled with old takeout menus, mystery keys and enough loose change to buy a house?
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Allen Iverson, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
That will be loose change if Van Hecke, under contract until June 2027, eventually moves on.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
And while some are overtly designed for traditional smoking purposes, more subtle iterations can double (and triple) as statement art pieces or decorative trays to hold loose change, keys, and jewelry.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
The best perk about these shorts is that there are side pockets to put your hotel room key or loose change in.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025
But younger folks are less inclined to stop for loose change, which suggests the habit may be fading away.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Speaking to the Free Press in 2014 as the city was moving its office buildings from the old City Hall building, O'Reilly Jr. recalled going to City Hall as a kid asking his dad for loose change to buy ice cream at Sanders.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Rare pennies could be worth millions Your extra loose change still has value, especially if there's a printing error on the coin.
—Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The one filled with old takeout menus, mystery keys and enough loose change to buy a house?
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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“Loose change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose%20change. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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