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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Earlier this month, PEOPLE reported that the president is also trying to make change that will impact the film industry.
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 15 May 2025
Tackling climate change in bite-sized chunks can help kids feel empowered to make change and defuse any anxiety in what could otherwise be a very overwhelming issue.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 14 May 2025
Perhaps its star players playing for another league can induce the WNBA will rev up their engines to make change.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2025
But there is a responsible way to make change, and a reckless way.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 15 May 2025
Tackling climate change in bite-sized chunks can help kids feel empowered to make change and defuse any anxiety in what could otherwise be a very overwhelming issue.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 14 May 2025
Perhaps its star players playing for another league can induce the WNBA will rev up their engines to make change.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2025
But there is a responsible way to make change, and a reckless way.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Make change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20change. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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