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keep the change

keep the change phrase: an instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.

Phrase

keep the change

  1. An instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.
    • And she handed me twenty dollars / For a two fifty fare, she said / "Harry, keep the change."1972, Harry Chapin, “Taxi”, in Heads & Tales

keep the change meaning in Arabic and Persian

keep the change in Arabic

instruction to keep the change
احتفظ بالباقي

keep the change in Persian

instruction to keep the change
بقیه اش مال خودت!

Forms of keep the change

alternative formyou can keep the change

Questions about keep the change

What does keep the change mean?
Keep the change means an instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.
What is keep the change in Arabic?
Keep the change in Arabic is احتفظ بالباقي. See Keep the change meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is keep the change?
Keep the change is a phrase.

Words near keep the change in the dictionary

  1. keep term
  2. keep the baby
  3. keep the ball rolling
  4. keep the bones green
  5. keep the book
  6. keep the change
  7. keep the faith
  8. keep the field
  9. keep the flag flying
  10. keep the home fires burning
  11. keep the lights on

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