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exact change

exact change noun: an amount of change whose combined monetary value exactly matches the value that a seller requires in exchange for goods or services.

Noun

exact change (uncountable)

  1. An amount of change whose combined monetary value exactly matches the value that a seller requires in exchange for goods or services.
    • This bus ride requires exact change.

Questions about exact change

What does exact change mean?
Exact change means an amount of change whose combined monetary value exactly matches the value that a seller requires in exchange for goods or services.
What part of speech is exact change?
Exact change is a noun.

Words near exact change in the dictionary

  1. exacerbatory
  2. exacerbescence
  3. exacervation
  4. exackly
  5. exact
  6. exact change
  7. exact cover
  8. exact covers
  9. exact rhyme
  10. exact rhymes
  11. exact same

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