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change

/tʃeɪndʒ/noun

The money a seller gives back to you when you hand over more than the price.

Example sentences

  • “The cashier forgot to give me my change.”
  • “I paid with a twenty and told the driver to keep the change.”
  • “Count your change before you leave the counter.”

Uncountable in this sense: your change, not 'a change'. 'Loose change' means the coins you carry around.

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