Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small change

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables: smal-l- change
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Coins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag, ready for small purchases.

Uncountable

noun

A minor or insignificant amount of money.

Uncountable

noun

A person or thing of little importance or value.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: pocket money, spending money, walk-around money, walking-around money; pin money"
"The cost of toothpaste is small change compared to the cost of dental work."
"'Cousin Tom,' said mother, and trying to get so that Annie and I could not hear her; 'it would be a sad and unkinlike thing for you to despise our dwelling-house. We cannot entertain you, as the lordly inns on the road do; and we have small change of victuals."
"He's a self-satisfied klutz who aspires to be a con artist. . . . Compared with Lawrence, Freddy is small change."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

and change two-bit

Frequently Paired Words

and change two-bit

Synonyms

pocket change loose change spare change pocket shrapnel shrapnel chump change pittance coffee money small-timer small fry small potatoes nobody

Antonyms

big bucks megabucks

Questions

What does small change mean?: Coins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag, ready for small purchases.

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