make change
idiom
US
: to give someone the change required if he or she pays with or offers a larger amount of money
Can you make change for a twenty?
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Businesses are struggling to make change.
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Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Change the language and tone to make change palatable.
—David Podolsky, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
The organization is working to transform cultural norms and narratives surrounding aging, disability and care, as well as make change through federal and state-level policies and build power among the people who have been touched by care.
—Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Whereas big property developers have the time and resources to make change of use applications and win some and lose some, educators do not.
—Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Change the language and tone to make change palatable.
—David Podolsky, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
The organization is working to transform cultural norms and narratives surrounding aging, disability and care, as well as make change through federal and state-level policies and build power among the people who have been touched by care.
—Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Whereas big property developers have the time and resources to make change of use applications and win some and lose some, educators do not.
—Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Make change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20change. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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