loose change
noun
Definition of loose change
: coins that a person is carrying He had a few dollars in loose change in his pockets.
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looseplay
: not rigidly fastened or securely attached
: having worked partly free from attachments
: having relative freedom of movement
: to let loose (see 1loose) : release
: to free from restraint
: to make loose : untie
: in a loose manner (see 1loose) : loosely
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changeplay
: to make different in some particular : alter
: to make radically different : transform
: to give a different position, course, or direction to
: the act, process, or result of changing: such as
: alteration
: transformation
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