Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chump-change

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: chump-change
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to something of little monetary value.

American usage; Slang

noun

Alternative form of chump change.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We don't have much money, but we can at least pay some of these chump-change bills."
"2002, Barbara Quint, "The Digital Library of the Future." Information Today, vol 19 iss 7, July/Aug 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2007. For a chump-change price of $2,000, any library could gain both the tools to create its own 24/7 digital reference service and access to a Global Reference Network of colleagues."
"2004, Leigh Thompson and Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, "Why negotiation is the most popular business school course," Ivey Business Journal, Jul/Aug 2004, p. 3. These key principles apply nicely to nearly any negotiation, whether it is an international high-finance deal or a chump-change haggle."

Usage

Questions

What does chump-change mean?: Of or pertaining to something of little monetary value.

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