spare change

noun

: a small amount of money that someone does not need
The beggar asked us if we had any spare change.

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Must they be made with whatever spare change an uncle will throw in? — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 June 2026 Neighbors said the most that was taken was spare change. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 11 May 2026 Round Ups feature transfers spare change from purchases to savings. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2026 Crumbs was an investing app that turned spare change into bitcoin. — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spare change

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“Spare change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spare%20change. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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