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chump-change

chump-change adjective: of or pertaining to something of little monetary value. Also the alternative form of chump change.

Adjective

chump-change (not comparable)

  1. (US, idiomatic, slang) Of or pertaining to something of little monetary value.
    • We don't have much money, but we can at least pay some of these chump-change bills.
    • 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.2002, Barbara Quint, "The Digital Library of the Future." Information Today, vol 19 iss 7, July/Aug 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2007.

Also used as

chump-change is also the alternative form of chump change.

Questions about chump-change

What does chump-change mean?
Chump-change means of or pertaining to something of little monetary value.
What part of speech is chump-change?
Chump-change is an adjective.

Words near chump-change in the dictionary

  1. chump off
  2. chump-block
  3. chump-blocked
  4. chump-blocking
  5. chump-blocks
  6. chump-change
  7. chumpaka
  8. chumpakas
  9. chumpala
  10. chumpalas
  11. chumpaun

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