chump change
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An amount of remuneration, reward, or other monetary recompense considered to be insultingly small.
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "If you sell one of those cars, your commission will be chump change."
- "I don't work for chump change. I quit!"
- "It was hard to get two dollars out of either of them, and whatever chump change they gave Mere'maw they expected her to squeeze it until it hollered."
- ""First of all, there's no we. You're talking me, solo, busting my hump slinging shards. I got profile now. Don't you get that? DEA's up my ass. No, I'm not exposing myself to that level of risk for chump change. No way.""
- "Near-synonyms: petty cash, pocket money, walk-around money, walking-around money; small change, pocket change, loose change, spare change; pittance"
- "He spent $300,000 for his new car, but that's chump change for a billionaire like him."
Etymology
From the idea that only chumps would fall for it. The neutral sense is an extension from the sense concerning indignation.
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable