loose change

noun

: coins that a person is carrying

He had a few dollars in loose change in his pockets.

Examples of loose change in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

David Meek bought Bluebird Bio last year for the pharma industry equivalent of loose change. — Jason Mast, STAT, 2 July 2026

Just look at how some teams jump at the chance to buy a contender’s loose change or cap casualties instead of looking for their own version of that player. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026

And while some are overtly designed for traditional smoking purposes, more subtle iterations can double (and triple) as decor or storage trays to hold loose change, keys, and jewelry. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026

While navigating new currencies and customs, small gestures like leaving loose change on a table may not translate well, travel expert Rick Steves warned. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for loose change

• interchange
• rearrange
• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• exchange
• midrange
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange