small change

noun

1

: coins of low denomination

2

: trifle sense 1

Synonyms of small change

• nothing
• small beer
• triviality

Examples of small change in a Sentence

a pocket full of small change

The fine is a lot of money to some people, but to him it's small change.

My problems are small change compared to yours.

He wasn't a major criminal. He was strictly small change.

Recent Examples on the Web

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As the fascination with Ernetti grows into something unhealthy, Béatrice subtly grows more tired, more distracted, more irritable and desperate for answers, small changes Sellier conveys with a smart sense of restraint. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026

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Word History

First Known Use

1679, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for small change

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