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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Perhaps its star players playing for another league can induce the WNBA will rev up their engines to make change.
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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
The behind the scenes work is what really interested me in seeing how people were using their voice to make change.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The intention is to encourage people to do their own research, find the candidates that align with their own values, and then take the steps to make change through our system.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
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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
The behind the scenes work is what really interested me in seeing how people were using their voice to make change.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The intention is to encourage people to do their own research, find the candidates that align with their own values, and then take the steps to make change through our system.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for make change
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“Make change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20change. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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