Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep the change

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: keep- the change
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.

Example Sentences

"And she handed me twenty dollars / For a two fifty fare, she said / "Harry, keep the change.""

Inflected Forms

you can keep the change (alternative)

Questions

What does keep the change mean?: An instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.

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